| Name | Punithalingam, Eliyathamby |
| Date of birth | 1935 |
| Date of death | 2016 |
| Remarks | [author note: Coelomycetes] Example of Name Published: Tiarosporellivora caricina Punithalingam, Nova Hedwigia 35(1): 28. 1981 |
| ASA Botanist ID | 166213 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/96b17787-689b-44c2-a241-676dee040a23 |
| Variant name | Eliyathamby Punithalingam |
| Author name | Punithalingam |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Punith. |
| Standard/Label Name | E. Punithalingam |
| Full Name | Punithalingam, Eliyathamby |
| Geography Author | Sri Lanka, United Kingdom |
| Specialty Author | Fungi and Lichens |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Citation as Author | Index Herbariorum. Part 1: The Herbaria of the World. Eighth Edition. Bronx, NY |
| Citation as Author | Death year from Index Fungorum |
| Member of teams/groups | |
| Collector Teams: | Punithalingam & Spooner |
| Author Teams: | Punithalingam & Spooner |