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Anthonia Kleinhoonte

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Anthonia Kleinhoonte (1887–1960) was a Dutch botanist and experimentalist best known for her study of the circadian rhythms of plants.[1][2] She created a device that measured jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) leaf movements.[3] She identified at least 50 plant species.[4] The standard author abbreviation Kleinhoonte is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

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  1. ^ "Kleinhoonte, Anthonia (1887-1960)". Retrieved 20 September 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Klein, Gunter (2007). Farewell to the Internal Clock: A contribution in the field of chronobiology. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. xiii, 7. ISBN 9780387693583. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ^ Shain-dow, Kung (1998). Discoveries In Plant Biology. World Scientific. p. 298. ISBN 9789814504492. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Tropicos | Person - Kleinhoonte, Anthonia". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Kleinhoonte.