Maarten J. M. Christenhusz

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Maarten J. M. Christenhusz
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Maarten J. M. Christenhusz
Born (1976-04-27) 27 April 1976 (age 49)
Enschede, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Editor, botanist, natural historian
Known for APG
Phytotaxa
Scientific career
Author abbrev. (botany) Christenh.

Dr Maarten Joost Maria Christenhusz (born 27 April 1976) is a Dutch botanist, natural historian and photographer.

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Career

He was born in Enschede, the Netherlands, received his undergraduate and master's degrees from Utrecht University in Biology, and earned his PhD from the University of Turku, Finland in 2007. [1] He is an authority on fern, gymnosperm and angiosperm classification, [2] and is a compiler of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (compiler of APG IV). He has specialised in Marattiaceae and he described many species of Danaea , including Danaea kalevala from the Lesser Antilles. A species of Moraceae, Dorstenia christenhuszii was named in honour of its discoverer. He wrote several books and over 200 academic articles on a variety of natural history subjects. He was editor for the Linnean Society until 2023. He lives in Gwynedd, Wales, UK.

He is the former chief editor and initiator of the botanical journal Phytotaxa , an associate editor of the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society and emeritus chief editor of the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . [1] He has an interest in island biogeography, botanical gardens, floristic treatments, horticulture, photography, natural history and taxonomy. [1] He works as a botanical consultant. He is the lead author (together with Michael F. Fay and Mark W. Chase) of an encyclopedia of vascular plants called Plants of the World .

Honours

Selected bibliography

The standard author abbreviation Christenh. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dr Maarten J. M. Christenhusz – Publications". University of Helsinki. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Christenhusz, Maarten J.M.; Chase, Mark W.; Fay, Michael F. (2011). "Preface to "Linear sequence, classifica tion, synonymy, and bibliography of vascular plants: Lycophytes, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms"" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19 (19). Magnolia Press: 4–6. Bibcode:2011Phytx..19....4C. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.1. ISSN   1179-3163.
  3. ↑ International Plant Names Index. Christenh.
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