Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne
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Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne (February 12, 1848 - October 12, 1918) was a German botanist and dendrologist
who was born near the town of Striegau, which today is known as Strzegom, Poland.
Koehne was a professor of botany in Berlin
who was a leading authority of the plant family Lythraceae
. In Adolf Engler
's treatise Das Pflanzenreich (The Plant Kingdom), Koehne was author of the chapter on Lythraceae. He also made important contributions regarding Lythraceae to Engler and Karl Prantl
's Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (The Natural Plant Families), and to Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius' Flora Brasiliensis
.
Another noted written work by Koehne was his 1893 Deutsche Dendrologie (German Dendrology
). The plant genus Koehneola from the family Asteraceae
is named in his honor.
Dendrology
Dendrology or xylology is the science and study of wooded plants . There is no sharp boundary between plant taxonomy and dendrology. However, woody plants not only belong to many different plant families, but these families may be made up of both woody and non-woody members. Some families include...
who was born near the town of Striegau, which today is known as Strzegom, Poland.
Koehne was a professor of botany in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
who was a leading authority of the plant family Lythraceae
Lythraceae
Lythraceae are a family of flowering plants. It includes about 620 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 31 genera. Major genera include Cuphea , Lagerstroemia , Nesaea , Rotala , and Lythrum...
. In Adolf Engler
Adolf Engler
Heinrich 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 treatise Das Pflanzenreich (The Plant Kingdom), Koehne was author of the chapter on Lythraceae. He also made important contributions regarding Lythraceae to Engler and Karl Prantl
Karl Anton Eugen Prantl
Karl Anton Eugen Prantl , also known as Carl Anton Eugen Prantl, was a German botanist.Prantl was born in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, and studied in Munich. In 1870 he graduated with the dissertation Das Inulin. Ein Beitrag zur Pflanzenphysiologie...
's Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (The Natural Plant Families), and to Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius' Flora Brasiliensis
Flora Brasiliensis
Flora Brasiliensis is a book published between 1840 and 1906 by the editors Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, August Wilhelm Eichler, Ignatz Urban and many others...
.
Another noted written work by Koehne was his 1893 Deutsche Dendrologie (German Dendrology
Dendrology
Dendrology or xylology is the science and study of wooded plants . There is no sharp boundary between plant taxonomy and dendrology. However, woody plants not only belong to many different plant families, but these families may be made up of both woody and non-woody members. Some families include...
). The plant genus Koehneola from the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
is named in his honor.