Charles Antoine Lemaire
Charles Antoine Lemaire ( born November 1, 1800 Paris, † June 22, 1871 in Ghent ) was a French botanist and writer. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Lem "..
Life
First, a professor of literature in Paris, he discovered his passion for botany in 1835 and published magazines Jardin Fleuriste and L' Horticulteur universal. As a specialist for cacti and succulents, he wrote many books on these subjects. He has identified numerous ways, for example the Schlumbergera. From 1845, he worked in Belgium and there published the magazines Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, later L' illustration horticole. His aim was to improve the illustration of plants and complete the monograph of the family Cactaceae.
After Lemaire named taxa
The plant genus Lemaireocereus from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ) has been named in his honor. This genus is, however, resolved today; the representatives of the former genus have been added to other genres such as Pachycereus, Heliabravoa, Machaerocereus, Polaskia and Stenocereus. The Australian genus of the subfamily Maireana the goosefoot ( Chenopodioideae ) within the family of Amaranthaceae ( Amaranthaceae ) is named in his honor.
Writings (selection )
- Cactearum aliquot Novarum ac insuetarum in Horto monvilliano cultarum Accurata descriptio. 1838 Online
- Cactearum Genera Nova Speciesque Novae et Omnium in Horto Monvilliano. Paris 1839
- Iconographie descriptive of cactées, ou, Essais et systématiques raisonnés sur l' histoire naturelle, la classification et la culture des plantes de cette famille. H. Cousin, Paris 1841-1847. Online.
- L' Illustration horticole. 1854-1869 (as Editor) online.
- Les Cactées: histoire, patrie, organes de végétation, inflorescence, culture, etc. Paris 1868.
- Les plantes grasses. 1869