Karl Suessenguth
Karl Suessenguth (22 June 1893, Münnerstadt – 7 April 1955, Ischia) was a German botanist.
He studied under Karl Ritter von Goebel at the University of Munich, where in 1927 he became a professor of botany. From 1927 to 1955 he was curator of the Botanische Staatssammlung München.[1]
As a taxonomist, he classified many plants within the family Amaranthaceae.[2] The botanical genera Suessenguthia (family Acanthaceae) and Suessenguthiella (family Molluginaceae) commemorate his name.[1][3]
Written works
He was an editor of the multi-volume Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa (Illustrated Flora of Central Europe) and the author of the following works:
- "Amarantaceae of southeastern Polynesia" (in English) Honolulu, Hawaii, The Museum, 1936.
- Neue Ziele der Botanik, 1938.
- Ueber einige amerikanische "Amarantaceae" und "Rhamnaceae", 1939.
- Mitteilungen Der Botanischen Staatssammlung München.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms by Umberto Quattrocchi
- ↑ IPNI List of botanical taxa described and co-described by Suessenguth
- ↑ Plant Names P-Z at Calflora.net
- ↑ Google Search published works
- ↑ Works by or about Karl Suessenguth in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- ↑ "Author Query for 'Suess.'". International Plant Names Index.
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