Dirk Fok van Slooten


Dirk Fok van Slooten was a Dutch botanist. He obtained a doctorate from Utrecht University in 1919. In 1948 he became acting director of the Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens in Java.
Van Slooten named over 130 plant species, including species such as Dipterocarpus borneensis. The species Shorea slootenii is named for him.

Selected bibliography

The Flacourtiaceae of the Dutch East Indies, 1925The Dipterocarpaceae of the Dutch East Indies, 1926Ridley and the Flora of the Netherlands Indies, 1935