Adolf Hugo Magnusson (1885–1964), Swedish botanist and lichenologist

IPNI standard form: H.Magn.

School teacher at Gothenburg, Sweden from 1909-48
Devoted spare time to the study of lichens
Knowledge of the lichen floras of Hawaii, Scandinavia, and China
Specialist on the lichen genera; Lecidea, Lecanora, Caloplaca, Acarospora
Described about 900 new species of lichens
(Source: Dictionary of the Fungi, 9th edition)

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 15 taxon names authored by Adolf Hugo Magnusson

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

• Magnusson, A.H. 1929. Flora över Skandinaviens busk- och bladlavar.: 1–127. Mattick Rec.# 23789 – Recent Literature on Lichens Reference page. 

• Magnusson, A.H. 1940. Studies in species of Pseudocyphellaria. The crocata-group. Acta horti gothoburgensis 14: 1–36. Mattick Rec.# 21627 – Recent Literature on Lichens Reference page. 

• Magnusson, A.H. 1944. Some Species of Caloplaca from North America. Botaniska Notiser 97(1): 63–79. Mattick Rec.# 21630 – Recent Literature on Lichens Open Journal Systems Reference page.