Carl_Fredrik_Nyman

Carl Fredrik Nyman

Carl Fredrik Nyman

Swedish botanist

Carl Fredrik Nyman (31 August 1820 – 26 April 1893) was a Swedish botanist born in Stockholm. His middle name is alternatively spelled Frederik or Frederick.

Nyman was a curator at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm (1855–1889).[1] With Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794–1865) and Theodor Kotschy (1813–1866), he was editor of Analecta Botanica (1854). Among his publications are the following:

The plant genus Nymania (synonym Phyllanthus) was named in his honor by Karl Moritz Schumann. In 1891 Otto Kuntze named the genus Nymanina after him.[1][2]

The standard author abbreviation Nyman is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

References

  • This article incorporates translated text from an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia.
  1. [1]
    BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. [2]
    Synonyms -- N to O
  3. [3]
    International Plant Names Index.  Nyman.
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