Karl Otto von Seemen

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Karl Otto von Seemen (24 March 1838 - 20 September 1910) was a German botanist and horticulturalist. He is noted for his studies of plants in the south of Africa.

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Plants studied

According to the International Plant Names Index (IPNI) some 109 plant names were published by Seemen, including species of Castanopsis, Fagus, Pyrola, Quercus and Salix [1]

Selected species

Publications

1903. Salices Japonicæ, &c. (Leipzig, Gebrüder Borntraeger) 83 pp. [6]

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References

  1. "Seemen, Karl Otto von | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. Engler, Adolf (1906). Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie ( xxxvii). Schweizerbart [etc.] p. 435. Retrieved 12 March 2023 via www.biodiversitylibrary.org.
  3. Ascherson, Paul; Graebner, Paul; Graebner, Paul (1896). "Synopsis der mitteleuropaïschen flora". W. Engelmann. Retrieved 12 March 2023 via www.biodiversitylibrary.org.
  4. Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 18(2): 206. 1983 (IK)
  5. Rastit. Turkest. 298. 1915 (IK)
  6. "Salices Japonicae | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 1 October 2020.