American botanist and legume curator (1910–1999).
Velva Elaine Rudd (1910 – December 9, 1999) was an American botanist, specializing in tropical legumes. She worked as a curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History and also conducted research at the herbarium at California State University, Northridge.
Abbreviations: Rudd
Occupations: scientific collector, exhibition curator, curator, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Languages: English
Dates: 1910-00-00T00:00:00Z – 1999-00-00T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Fargo
Direct attributions: 98 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 122 plants, 0 fungi