| Name | Nelson, John | 
| Date of birth | 1826  | 
| Date of death | 1867  | 
| Remarks | [author note: Herbarium and types unknown. Published 'Pinaceae: Being a Handbook of the Firs and Pines' under the pseudonym Johannes Senilis] Example of Name Published: Verataxus J. Nelson in Pinaceae 168. 1866.  | 
| ASA Botanist ID | 101372 botanist | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a9b1f831-f914-40cc-be88-f949c9c79927 | 
| Variant name | John Nelson | 
| Variant name | Senilis, Johannes | 
| Variant name | Nelson, John Emilie | 
| Author name | J. Nelson | 
| B & P Author Abbrev. | J.Nelson | 
| Standard/Label Name | J. Nelson | 
| Full Name | Nelson, John | 
| Geography Author | United Kingdom | 
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes | 
| Citation as Author |  Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | 
| Citation as Author |  Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht | 
| Citation as Author | Death year in the Newspaper: “The Courier and Argus (Dundee, Tayside, Scotland) 1 Feb 1867, Fri· Page 4” & findagrave.com/memorial/232419801/john-emilie-nelson (via David Hollombe)  | 
| Author in  | Pinaceae [Nelson]. |