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Dutch orchidologist, botanical writer and taxonomist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carolus Adrianus Johannes "Karel" Kreutz (born 1954) is a Dutch orchidologist, botanical writer and taxonomist, currently affiliated with the Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis in Leiden, Netherlands.[1][2] He is regarded as an exceptionally experienced orchidologist,[3] and has published orchid floras of Cyprus, Turkey, Rhodes, Crimea, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany,[4] and is currently preparing a major overview in ten volumes of all orchid taxa in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, employing modern taxonomy, nomenclature and research techniques.[5]
Carolus Adrianus Johannes Kreutz | |
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Born | 1954 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Scientific career | |
Fields | orchidologist, botanist, taxonomist |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Kreutz |
Kreutz has published over 200 scientific papers, and is the scientific authority for over four hundred plant taxa, predominantly in the Orchidaceae, but also in the genus Orobanche.[6][7]
The following orchid species have been named in recognition of Kreutz' work on the Orchidaceae:
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