Casper van Overeem
Casper van Overeem (1 October 1893 – 27 February 1927) was a Dutch mycologist. He was known for his studies on the fungal flora of Indonesia. He received his PhD from the University of Zurich in 1920, with a dissertation titled Über Formen abweichender Chromosomenzahl bei Oenothera ("About forms differing in chromosome number in Oenothera"). Shortly after, he went to Bogor, where he worked as an assistant in the mycology herbarium.[1]
Eponymous taxa
- Overeemia G.Arnaud (1954)
- Catillaria overeemii Zahlbr. (1928)
- Chiodecton overeemii Zahlbr. (1928)
- Entoloma overeemii E.Horak (1977)
- Graphis overeemii Zahlbr. (1928)
- Lecidea overeemii Zahlbr. (1928)
- Parmelia overeemii Zahlbr. (1928)
- Phaeographis overeemii Zahlbr. (1928)
- Pleuroflammula overeemii E.Horak (1978)
- Psilocybe overeemii E.Horak & Desjardin (2006)
- Ustilago overeemii Cif. (1933)
See also
References
- ↑ Danser BH. (1927). "In memoriam Casper van Overeem, 1893-1927". Bulletin du Jardin botanique de Buitenzorg series III 9: 1–7.
- ↑ "Author Query for 'Overeem.'". International Plant Names Index.
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