Richard A. Howard

Richard A. Howard

Richard Alden Howard (1917–2003) was an American botanist and plant taxonomist. Howard, who served as director of Arnold Arboretum between 1954 and 1977, was known for his work in tropical biology and as author the Flora of the Lesser Antilles.

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