Karl Otto von Seemen explained

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.

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

• (Caprifoliaceae) Viburnum (sect. Oreinotinus) seemenii Graebn.^[2]
• (Potamogetonaceae) Potamogeton seemenii Asch. & Graebn.^[3]
• (Ranunculaceae) Anemonoides × seemenii (Camus) Holub^[4]
• (Salicaceae) Salix seemenii B.Fedtsch.^[5]

Publications

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

Notes and References

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