Henri Chermezon

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Henri Chermezon (12 May 1885, Paris – 15 January 1939, Strasbourg) was a French botanist.[1]

From 1906 he worked as a botanical assistant at the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1919 he became chef des travaux in the department of botany at the University of Strasbourg, where he later served as a lecturer (maître de conférences, from 1927) and as professor (from 1929). In 1936 he was named director of its botanical garden.[2]

He was a specialist in regards to tropical Cyperaceae (sedges), especially plants native to Madagascar. He also published works on sedges found in Senegal, Gabon, the Comoros, Belgian Congo and Ubangi-Shari.[2] Plants with the specific epithet of chermezonii commemorate his name, an example being Carex chermezonii (Luceño & Martín-Bravo).[3]

Selected works[]

  • Recherches anatomiques sur les plantes littorales, 1910 – Anatomical research of littoral plants.
  • Synopsis des Cypéracées de Madagascar, 1931 – Synopsis of Cyperaceae from Madagascar.
  • Les Cypéracées du Haut-Oubangui, 1936 – Cyperaceae of Upper Ubangi.
  • Les Cyperacées des Comores, 1936 – Cyperaceae of the Comoros.[4]
The standard author abbreviation Cherm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Inventaire des collecteurs et des collections de l'herbier de Université de Strasbourg (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. ^ "MakingCarexmonophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 179: 1–42. 2015. doi:10.1111/boj.12298.
  4. ^ Most widely held works by Henri Chermezon WorldCat Identities
  5. ^ IPNI.  Cherm.
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