Abraham Erasmus van Wyk
Abraham Erasmus van Wyk | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 72–73) |
| Education | Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education |
| Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
| Known for | Plant taxonomy |
| Spouse | Elsa van Wyk (née Maritz) |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Curator of HGWJ Schweickerdt Herbarium |
| Thesis | Contributions towards a new classification of Eugenia L. (Myrtaceae) in southern Africa (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hannes Robbertse Pieter Kok |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.E.van Wyk |
| Website | Prof van Wyk at UP |
Abraham Erasmus van Wyk, also known as Braam van Wyk (born 1952, Wolmaransstad) is a South African plant taxonomist. He has been responsible for the training of a significant percentage of the active plant taxonomists in South Africa and has also produced the first electronic application (app) for the identification of trees in southern Africa.