Christian Stenhammar (1783-1866) was a Swedish naturalist interested in lichens and an entomologist who specialised in Diptera.His collection is held by Uppsala University. He was a clergyman.
Works
[edit]- Försök till Gruppering och Revision af de Svenska Ephydrinae af Chr. Stenhammar. Stockholm , P.A. Nordstedt, 1844. online
- Schedulæ criticæ de lichenibus exsiccatis Sueciæ (1845) (schedae are belonging to the exsiccata series Lichenes exsiccati Sueciae, curante Chr. Stenhammar, 1825-1833)[1][2]
- Lichenes Sueciæ exsiccati editio altera (åtta delar, 1856-66) (schedae are belonging to the exsiccata Lichenes Sueciae exsiccati, in primo editionis alterius fasciculo divulgati, curante Chr. Stenhammar, 1855-1865).[1][3]
- Skandinaviens copromyzinæ (1853)
Honours
[edit]They have been several genera named to honour Christian Stenhammar including;
- Steenhammera Rchb. 1831 (Boraginaceae), a synonym of Mertensia,[4]
- Stenhammara Flot. ex Körb. 1855 (Lichenes), a synonym of Ropalospora lugubris,[5]
- Stenhammara A.Massal. ex Zahlbr. 1924 (Fungi) ,a synonym of Stenhammarella
- Stenhammarella Hertel 1967 (Lichen in Lecideaceae family).[6]
Steenhamera Kostel. 1834, Stenhammaria Lilja 1843 and Stenhammaria Nyman 1881 (all from the Boraginaceae family) are all listed as 'doubtful' genera as they don't have any species listed.[7]
The standard author abbreviation Stenh. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. – Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
- ^ "Lichenes exsiccati Sueciae, curante Chr. Stenhammar: IndExs ExsiccataID=763240575". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Lichenes Sueciae exsiccati, in primo editionis alterius fasciculo divulgati, curante Chr. Stenhammar: IndExs ExsiccataID=692486941". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Steenhammera Rchb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Names Record". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Stenhammaria Nyman". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Stenh.
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