> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 86](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33120217) of TL-2 Vol. I > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/369-1) LSID 369-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5788624) QID Q5788624 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] > [!example] See also [[Backer, Cornelis Andries (Suppl.)|second entry]] for this author ### Author Backer, Cornelis Andries (1874-1963), Dutch botanist, worker on the flora of Java. **Abbreviated name**: *Backer* \[standard form in IPNI: *Backer*\] #### Herbarium and types The plants on which the *Onkruidflora der Javasche Suikerrietgronden* was based are at the former Java Sugar Experiment Station at Pasuruan, Java ([[Collection PAS|PAS]]). The main part of Backer's other collections is at Bogor ([[Collection BO|BO]]) including many of his types. Duplicates, mainly from his [[Collection PAS|PAS]] collections, are at [[Collection L|L]]. The duplicates of Backer's collections at [[Collection BO|BO]] were only incompletely or not at all distributed to other institutions. *Ref*.: IH 2: 47. - Steenis-Kruseman, Fl. males. ser. I. 1: 27-29. 1950. #### Bibliography and biography Barnhart 1: 99; BL 2: 420-421; BM 6: 45; Bossert p. 19; IF suppl. 3: 201; JW 1: 184; Kew 1: 113-114; Langman p. 100; NI 55n; SK p. 27-28; Zander (ed. 10): 630. - Anon., Wie is dat? ed. 3. 1935. - Backer, Verkl. woordenb. 50. 1936. - Steenis-Kruseman, Fl. males, ser. I. 1: 27-29. 1950 (portr.) - Steenis, Taxon 12: 173-177. 1963. - Backer and Bakhuizen van den Brink, Fl. Java 1: xiv-xx. 1963 (portr., bibl.) - Steenis, Vakbl. Biol. 43: 65-66. 1963. - Steenis, Blumea 12: 1-4. 1964. #### Eponymy *Backeria* R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink jr. (1943). #### Handwriting Fl. males. ser. I. 1: cxlviii. 1950. ### Publications ##### n.221. Flora van Batavia **Title** *Flora van Batavia*. Deel I. Dicotyledones dialypetalae. (Thalamiflorae en Disciflorae). \[Headline:\] Mededeelingen uitgaande van het Departement van Landbouw no. 4. Batavia (G. Kolff & Co.) 1907. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Fl. Batavia*. **Notes** *Publ*.: Jul-Dec 1907 (p. \[vii\*\]: 21 Jun 1907), p. \[i\*-vii\*\], \[i\]-xvi, \[1\]-405, determinatietabellen p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-18, terminology \[1\]-25, add. et corr. \[1\]-4. *Copy*: U. *Ref*.: Kew 1: 113. ##### n.222. Schoolflora voor Java... **Title** *Schoolflora voor Java...* (Ranunculaceae – Myrtaceae). Weltevreden (Visser & Co.) 1911. Oct. †. **Abbreviated title**: *Schoolfl. Java*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1911, p. \[i\]-clxxix, \[1\]-676, *pl. 1-12*, loose leaves addenda et corrigenda, \[Weltevreden 1913\], p. \[1\]-16. *Copy*: U. ##### n.223. Geill. handb. Jav. theeonkr. **Title** Algemeen Proefstation voor thee \[.\] *Geillustreerd handboek der Javaansche theeonkruiden *en hunne beteekenis voor de cultuur, door C. A. Backer en Dr. D. F. van Slooten. Batavia (Ruygrock & Co.) 1924. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Geill. handb. Jav. theeonkr.* **Notes** *Co-author*: Dirk Fok van Slooten (1890-1953). *Publ*.: 1924 (p. 6: 10 Apr 1924), p. \[1\]-47, *pl. 1-240* with 3 p. letterpress each, \[44 p. add. inf.\], \[23 p. index\], \[1 sheet corr., loose\]. *Copy*: U. ##### n.224. Handboek voor de flora van Java **Title** *Handboek voor de flora van Java*. Batavia (Ruygrock & Co.) 1924-1928, 3 fasc. Oct. †. **Abbreviated title**: *Handb. fl. Java*. **Notes** *1*: \[i\], \[1\]-66. 1925; \[i\], 1-291. 1928; \[i\], 1-141. 1924. *Copy*: FAS. ##### n.225. Onkruidflora der Javasche Suikerrietgronden **Title** *Onkruidflora der Javasche Suikerrietgronden*, \[Handboek ten dienste van de suikerrietcultuur en de rietsuiker-fabricage op Java, zevende deel\], Soerabaja \[1928-1941\]. 1 vol. text, 1 vol. atlas. †. **Abbreviated title**: *Onkruidfl. Jav. Suikerrietgr.* **Notes** |part |pages |dates| |--- |--- |--- | |1|\[1\]-i96|31 Mar 1928 |2|197-475|30 Mar 1930 |3|476-819|30 Apr 1931 |4|821-907|20 Aug 1931 |5|\[i\]-lxxxvii|22 Feb 1934 |part |*plates* |dates| |--- |--- |--- | |1 |1-32 |Mar 1928| |2 |33-64 |Apr 1929| |3 |65-96 |Sep 1929| |4 |97-128 |Apr 1930| |5|129-160|Dec 1930 |6|161-192|Apr 1932 |7|193-224|Apr 1933 |8|225-256|Apr 1935 |9|257-288|Mar 1936 |10|289-320|Nov 1936 |11/12|321-384|Sep 1938 |13|385-416|Nov 1939 |14|417-448|Mai 1940 |15|449-480|Oct 1941 |16|481-747|May 1973 *Copy*: U. – Part 16 of the text, completing the index was published at Deventer, Holland, 1973, as a separate publication with an introduction by Barli Laoh and C. G. G.J. van Steenis (11 p.) as *Atlas of 220 weeds of sugar-cane fields in Java*. *Ref*.: NI 55n, SK p. clxvii. - Steenis, Fl. males. Bull. 5: 138. 1949. - Laoh and Steenis, Atlas of 220 weeds of sugar-cane fields in Java, Deventer 1973. ##### n.226. The problem of Krakatao as seen by a botanist... **Title** *The problem of Krakatao as seen by a botanist...* published by the author. Weltevreden (Visser & Co.), Den Haag (Martinus Nijhoff) s.d. \[1929\]. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Probl. Krakatao*. **Notes** *Publ*.: The book was privately printed in Sourabaya; copies were for sale at Batavia (Djakarta), April 1929, p. \[i-vi\], *pl. 1-3*, \[1\]-299. *Copy*: U. *Ref*.: Kew 1: 113. - Backer, Vakbl. Biol. 8: 157-162. 1931. - Steenis-Kruseman, Fl. mal. Bull. 5: 137. 1949. ##### n.227. Verklarend woordenboek **Title** *Verklarend woordenboek* der wetenschappelijke namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië in het wild groeiende en in tuinen en parken gekweekte varens en hoogere planten. Groningen (P. Noordhoff), Batavia (Noordhoff-Kolff, Visser & Co.) 1936. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Verkl. woordenb.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1936, p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-664. – One of the best and most original botanical dictionaries. Contains much historical information based on original sources. *Copies*: U (2). ##### n.228. Varenflora voor Java **Title** *Varenflora voor Java* \[.\] Overzicht der op Java voorkomende varens en varenachtigen, hare verspreiding, oekologie en toepassingen door dr. C. A. Backer en dr. O. Posthumus. Met 1 titelplaat, 1 kaart en 81 figuren in den tekst. Buitenzorg ('s Lands Plantentuin) 1939. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Varenfl. Java*. **Notes** *Co-author*: Oene Posthumus (1898-1945). *Publ*.: Jun 1939 (t.p.; pref. 24 Mar 1939), p. \[i\]-xlvii, \[1\]-370, frontispiece, map, 81 text figures. *Copy*: U. ##### n.229. Beknopte flora van Java **Title** *Beknopte flora van Java* (*Nood uitgave*). Leiden (Rijksherbarium) 1940-1961, 20 vols. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Bekn. fl. Java*. **Notes** *Publ*.: Published in mimeographed form for private distribution by the Rijksherbarium (originally only 25 copies) in order to safeguard the manuscript during the war. The publication was continued after 1945 with an increased number of copies (ultimately 60). The definitive edition of the book is in English: *Flora of Java* by C. A. Backer and R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink jr. see below. *Copies*: L, U. |volume |date | |volume |date | |volume |date| |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1 |Nov 1940 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|7 |Sep 1948 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|15 |Nov 1956| |2 |Dec 1940 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|8 |Mai 1949 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|16 |Apr 1957| |3 |Oct 1941 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|9 |Aug 1949 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|17 |Jun 1957| |4a |Apr 1942 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|10 |Dec 1949 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|18 |Apr 1958| |4b |Sep 1944 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|11 |Jul 1951 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|19 |Nov 1960| |4c |Nov 1943 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|12 |Sep 1952 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|20 |Nov 1961| |5 |Mar 1941 | &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp|13 |Jul 1953| *Ref*.: Kew 1: 113. - Backer and Bakhuizen van den Brink, Fl. Java 1: xx-xxi. 1963. ##### n.230. Flora of Java **Title** *Flora of Java* (Spermatophytes only). Groningen (P. Noordhoff) 1963-1968, 3 vols. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Fl. Java*. **Notes** *Co-author*: Reinier Cornells Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr. (1911-x). *Vol. 1*: front. (portr. Backer), \[i\]-xxiii, 1-648, *publ*. 7 Feb 1964. *Vol. 2*: \[i-vii\], \[(1)\]-72, map, \[1\]-641, *publ*. 31 Dec 1965. *Vol. 3*: \[i-vi\], 1-761, *publ*. 13 Nov 1968. The above dates were given by the publishers to the junior author. *Copies*: FAS, U. *Ref*.: Maheshwari, J. Ind. Bot. Soc. 44: 512-514. 1965. - Stafleu, Taxon 15: 192-195. 1966.