Dutch botanist (1844-1880).
Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer (12 September 1844 in Spaarndam, Netherlands – 1880 in Singaraja, West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia)) was a Dutch botanist and director of Buitenzorg Botanical Garden. The standard author abbreviation Scheff. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Abbreviations: Scheff.
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Languages: Dutch
Dates: 1844-09-12T00:00:00Z – 1880-03-09T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Spaarndam
Direct attributions: 89 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 138 plants, 0 fungi