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]

Standard IPNI form: Ach.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

  • 23 taxon names authored by Erik Acharius

Publications

  • 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. 
  • Acharius, E. 1810. Lichenographia Universalis. In qua Lichenes omnes detectos, adiectis observationibus et figuris horum vegetabilium naturam et organorum carpomorphorum structuram illustrantibus, ad genera, species, varietates differentiis et observationibus sollicite definitas.: 1–696, pl. 1–14. BHL Reference page. 

References

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