Erik Acharius

Erik Acharius

Erik Acharius (1757-10-10 – 1819-08-14), Swedish botanist and lichenologist, and one of Carolus Linnaeus last pupils. Acharius made the first detailed classification system for lichens, and is sometimes called "the father of lichenology".[1]

IPNI standard form: Ach.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

  • 91 taxon names authored by Erik Acharius

Publications

1782

1794

1795

1798

  • Acharius, E. 1799 ['1798']. Lichenographiae Suecicae Prodromus.: 1–264, pl. 1–2. BHL Reference page. 

1803

  • Acharius, E. 1803. Methodus qua omnes detectos Lichenes secundum organa carpomorpha ad Genera, Species et Varietates redigere atque observationibus illustrare tentavit Erik Acharius., Sect. 1: 1–52, i–lv, 1–152, Sect. 2: 153–393, pl. 1–8. BHL Reference page. 

1808

1810

1811

1814

  • Acharius, E. 1814. Synopsis methodica lichenum, sistens omnes hujus ordinis naturalis detectas plantas, quas, secundum genera, species et varietates disposuit, characteribus et differentiis emendatis definivit, nec non synonymis et observationibus selectis illustravit. 392 pp. Svanborg et Soc., Lundae. Google Books Reference page. 

References

  1. Uppsala University, 2008: The secret of lichens was concealed from Linnaeus
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