Georg Kükenthal
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Georg Kükenthal was a German pastor
and botanist who specialized in the field of caricology.
He worked as a pastor in Grub am Forst
, and later in Coburg
. In 1913 he received an honorary degree from the University of Breslau.
Kükenthal was a leading authority on sedges. In his 1909 monograph, he divided the genus Carex
into four subgenera: Primocarex, Vignea, Indocarex and Eucarex. Carex is the largest monophylletic (natural) genus of flowering plants; Kükenthal's monograph remains the only comprehensive, world-wide treatment.
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
and botanist who specialized in the field of caricology.
He worked as a pastor in Grub am Forst
Grub am Forst
Grub am Forst is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria in Germany. It has ca 3.100 residents. Next bigger town is Coburg. Following villages are also a part of Grub am Forst now:*Buscheller*Forsthub*Rohrbach*Roth am Forst*Zeickhorn...
, and later in Coburg
Coburg
Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany. Its 2005 population was 42,015. Long one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920...
. In 1913 he received an honorary degree from the University of Breslau.
Kükenthal was a leading authority on sedges. In his 1909 monograph, he divided the genus Carex
Carex
Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the Cyperaceae family are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as...
into four subgenera: Primocarex, Vignea, Indocarex and Eucarex. Carex is the largest monophylletic (natural) genus of flowering plants; Kükenthal's monograph remains the only comprehensive, world-wide treatment.
Selected publications
- CyperaceaeCyperaceaeCyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group...
-Caricoideae, etc, in Adolf EnglerAdolf EnglerHeinrich Gustav Adolf Engler was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on plant taxonomy and phytogeography, like Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien , edited with Karl A. E...
's "Das Pflanzenreich" (1909) - Beiträge zur Flora von Coburg und Umgebung (1930)
- Cyperaceae-Scirpoideae-Cypereae, etc in "Das Pflanzenreich" (1936)