Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He described approximately 7,000 plant species. His last official act as president of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina was to admit Charles Darwin as a member. He was the author of numerous monographs on botany and zoology. His best-known works deal with fungi.
Microstegium is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the sorghum tribe within the grass family. Browntop is a common name.
Chaetobromus is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Coelachyrum is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.
Sericocarpus is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. Whitetop aster is a common name for the genus.
Sphaerocaryum is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Sphaerocaryum malaccense, native to southern China, Indochina, the Indian Subcontinent, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, and Sumatra.
Enteropogon is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is widespread across many parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various islands.
Hygroryza (watergrass) is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family.
Cephalopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Berghesia is a monospecific genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck in 1847. The genus contains only one species, viz. Berghesia coccinea, which is endemic to Mexico.
Willdenowia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Restionaceae described as a genus in 1790. The entire genus is endemic to the fynbos of the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Ceratocaryum is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1836. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.
Rhodocoma is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1836. The entire genus is endemic to South Africa (Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal.
Distichia is a genus of plants in the family Juncaceae described as a genus in 1843.
Rhynchelytrum is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Rhynchelytrum reynaudioides, native to Annobón Island in Equatorial Guinea.
Trichopteryx is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Schaueria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are endemic to Brazil, from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul. They are characterized by small elongated white or yellow flowers and narrow to thread-like green or yellow bracts. They are found mainly in rain forests, semi-deciduous mountain forests, and restingas. They are pollinated by bees and hummingbirds.
Harpanthus is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Geocalycaceae.
Leptocarpus coangustatus is a species of plant in the Restionaceae (rush) family, endemic to Western Australia.
