Maarten J. M. Christenhusz
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Born | Enschede, Netherlands | 27 April 1976
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | 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.
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 contributor to 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 is editor for the Linnean Society. He lives in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, 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 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 [1] 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.
Vascular plant families and genera that were named by him or together with colleagues.[3] (See also Taxa named by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz.)
Species that were named by him or together with colleagues.[3]
- Caladenia lateritica (Orchidaceae)
- Caladenia rosea (Orchidaceae)
- Danaea antillensis (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea arbuscula (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea atlantica (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea cartilaginea (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea chococola (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea danaëpinna (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea draco (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea epiphytica (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea kalevala (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea leussinkiana (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea lingua-cervina (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea quebradensis (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea riparia (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea trinitatensis (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea ushana (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea vivax (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea xenium (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea ypori (Marattiaceae)
- Danaea zamiopsis (Marattiaceae)
- Eriocapitella hupehensis (Ranunculaceae)
- Eriocapitella × hybrida (Ranunculaceae)
- Eriocapitella rivularis (Ranunculaceae)
- Eriocapitella rupicola (Ranunculaceae)
- Eriocapitella tomentosa (Ranunculaceae)
- Euphorbia pubescenticocca (Euphorbiaceae)
- Hymenophyllum filmenofilicum (Hymenophyllaceae)
- Nicotiana gascoynica (Solanaceae)
- Nicotiana karijini (Solanaceae)
- Nicotiana yandinga (Solanaceae)
- Piper ciliomarginatum (Piperaceae)
- Ptisana africana (Marattiaceae)
- Ptisana senterreana (Marattiaceae)
- Rhizanthella johnstonii (Orchidaceae)
- Tetranema michaelfayanum (Plantaginaceae)
Honours
- President of the International Association of Pteridologists (2009–2019)[1]
Selected bibliography
- APG IV (2016) An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181(1): 1–20.
- M. J. M. Christenhusz, M. F. Fay & M. W. Chase (2017) Plants of the World. Kew Publishing/Chicago University Press.
- M. W. Chase, M. J. M. Christenhusz & T. Mirenda (2017) The Book of Orchids. Ivy Press/Chicago University Press, ISBN 9780226224527.
- M. J. M. Christenhusz & J. W. Byng (2016) The number of known plant species in the world and its annual increase. Phytotaxa 261(3): 201–217.
- S. Zona & M. J. M. Christenhusz (2015) Litter-trapping plants: Filter-feeders of the plant kingdom. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179(4): 554–586.
- M. J. M. Christenhusz, S. Brockington, A. Christin, & R. Sage (2014) On the disintegration of Molluginaceae: a new genus and family (Kewa, Kewaceae) segregated from Hypertelis, and placement of Macarthuria in Macarthuriaceae. Phytotaxa 181(4): 238–242.
- M. J. M. Christenhusz & M. W. Chase (2014) Trends and concepts in fern classification. Annals of Botany 113(4): 571–594.
References
- ^ a b c d "Dr Maarten J. M. Christenhusz – Publications". University of Helsinki. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ 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. Magnolia Press. 19 (19): 4–6. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ a b "Author – Christenh". International Plant Name Index.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Christenh.
External links
- Information from the University of Helsinki
- Maarten Christenhusz on ResearchGate
- [2] for botanical consultancy services.
- [3] for personal blog
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- Pteridologists
- Dutch pteridologists
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