Wilhelm Kirschstein

Wilhelm Kirschstein (2 October 1863 - 1946 in Groß Behnitz bei Nauen) was a German schoolteacher and mycologist.

During his career, he taught classes in Rathenow and Berlin-Pankow. As a taxonomist, he described the mycological families Niessliaceae and Mytilinidiaceae as well as naming numerous fungi genera and species.

The mycological genera Kirschsteinia Syd., 1906 Kirschsteiniella Petr., 1923 and Kirschsteiniothelia D.Hawksw. (1985) are all named in his honor.

Selected bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 Biodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. ↑ GBIF Niessliaceae Kirschst.
  3. ↑ GBIF Mytilinidiaceae Kirschst.
  4. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ Cybertruffle Publications
  6. ↑ International Plant Names Index. Kirschst.