> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 186](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33355273) of TL-2 Vol. III > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/5820-1) LSID 5820-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70807) QID Q70807 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Luerssen, Christian (1843-1916), German botanist; Dr. phil. Jena 1866; lecturer at Leipzig 1869-1884; at the forestry school of Eberswalde 1884-1888; professor of botany at Königsberg 1888-1910. **Abbreviated name**: *Luerss.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Luerss.*\] #### Herbarium and types Unknown. Presumably at the former (now destroyed) Königsberg herbarium (now Kaliningrad). The collections referred to in IH were presumably those by Amalia Dietrich on which Luerssen published his *Zur Flora von Queensland* (1874-1875). #### Bibliography and biography AG 1: 41; Backer p. 340; Barnhart 2: 410; BJI 2: 383; BM 3: 1191; CSP 8: 279, 16: 903-904; DTS 1: 178, 6(4): 167-168; Futák-Domin p. 369-370; GR p. 170; Hegi 5(2): 1138; Herder p. 464; IF p. 715-716; IH 2: 467 (incorrect, see SK); Jackson p. 575; Kew 3: 518; LS 16072-16075; Moebius p. 125; Morren ed. 2, p. 10, ed. 10, p. 22; MW p. 286; NAF ser. 2. 7: 42; PR 5686, 10599; Rehder 5: 527; SK 8: lxii; Tucker 1: 445; Zander ed. 10, p. 687, ed. 11, p. 783. - Anon., Ber. deut. bot. Ges. 34: 1, 157. 1917; Bot. Centralbl. 7: 128. 1881 (so far Privatdozent, now curator, Leipzig); 20: 64. 1884 (to Eberswalde), 33: 224. 1888 (to Königsberg) 111: 256. 1909 (replaced by Mez;ill), 114: 176. 1910 (retires); Bot. Jahrb. 9, Beibl. 22. 1888; Bot. Not. 1916: 282 (d.); Nat Nov. 10: 91. 1888 (succeeds R. Caspary at Königsberg); 32: 372. 1910 (retirement because of ill health); 38: 193. 1916 (d. 3 Jul 1916); Magy. bot. Lap. 15: 311. 1916; Österr. bot. Z. 19: 130. 1869 (assistant LZ), 31: 305. 1881 (curator LZ), 34: 415. 1884 (to Eberswalde), 66: 140. 1916 (d.); Verh. bot. Ver. Brandenburg 58: 277. 1916 (d. 1 Jul 1916). - Christiansen, W. & W., Bot. Schriftum Schlesw.-Holst. 317. 1936. - Jackson, B. D., Bull. misc. Inf. Kew 1901: 42 (pl. Australia, Polynesia coll. by Amalia Dietrich). - Kneucker, A., Allg. bot. Z. 22: 136. 1917 (d. 3 Jul 1916). - Merrill, E. D., B. P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 144: 124-125. 1937 (Polynes. bibl.); Contr. natl. Herb. U. S. 30(1): 195-196. 1947. - Szymkiewicz, D., Bibl. Fl. Polsk. 103. 1925. - Toepffer, Ber. bay. bot. Ges. 16: 13. 1917 (portr.). #### Composite works - (1) Edited: *Bibliotheca botanica* 1889-1910. - (2) Edited: *Mittheilungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der Botanik* Band 1-2 (Hft. 1), †, 1871-1875. #### Eponymy *Luerssenia* Kuhn ex Luerssen (1882); *Luerssenia* Kuntze (1891); *Luerssenidendron* Domin (1927). ### Publications ##### n.5076. Filices graeffeanae **Title** *Filices graeffeanae*. Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Farnflora der Viti-, Samoa-, Tonga-und Ellice's Inseln... Leipzig 1871. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Fil. graeff.* **Notes** *Collector*: Eduard O. Graeffe (1833-1916), see IH 2: 234. *Publ*.: 1871, p. \[i\], \[57\]-312, *pl. 11-19.* *Copy*: USDA. – Reprinted with new t.p. from Mitt. gesammtgeb. Bot. 1: 57-312. *pl. 11-19.* 1871. ##### n.5077. Die Pflanzengruppe der Farne **Title** *Die Pflanzengruppe der Farne*... Berlin (C. B. Lüderitz'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. Carl Habel). 1874. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Pfl.-Gr. Farne*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1874, p. \[1\]-28. *Copy*: FH. – Samml. gemeinverst. wiss. Vorträge (ed. R. Virchow & F. v. Holtzendorff) 9(197): 177-202. 1874. ##### n.5078. Zur Flora von Queensland **Title** *Zur Flora von Queensland*. Verzeichniss der von Frau Amalie Dietrich in den Jahren 1863 bis 1873 an der Nordostküste von Neuholland gesammelten Pflanzen, nebst allgemeinen Notizen dazu \[Hamburg (L. Friederichsen & Co.,...)\] 1874-1875, 2 parts. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Fl. Queensland*. **Notes** *Collector*: Amalie Dietrich, née Nelle (1821-1891). *1*: Aug-Sep 1874 (Hedwigia Nov 1874; Bot. Zeit. 6 Nov 1874), p. \[1\]-22. J. Mus. Godeffroy, Heft 6, 1874. *2*: Jul-Aug 1875 (Hedwigia Sep 1875; Bot. Zeit. 3 Sep 1875), p. \[101\]-122 and (alternative pagination) 233-254, *pl. 12-18* (uncol. liths. by author). Ib., Heft 8, 1875. *Copies*: BR, L, US. ##### n.5079. Grundzüge der Botanik **Title** *Grundzüge der Botanik*. Repetitorium für Studirende der Naturwissenschaften und Medicin und Lehrbuch für polytechnische, land- und forstwirthschaftliche Lehranstalten ... Leipzig (Verlag von H. Haessel) 1877. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Grundz. Bot.* **Notes** *Ed. 1*: Jan 1877 (p. \[iii\]: Dec 1876; Bot. Zeit. 19 Jan 1877; Flora 11 Feb 1877; J. Bot. Apr 1877), p. \[i\]-xi, \[xii, err.\], \[1\]-405. *Copies*: BR, M, NY, UC. *Ed. 2*: Feb-Mar 1879 (Bot. Zeit. 21 Feb 1879; Nat. Nov. Mar(1) 1879), p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-483. *Copy*: M. *Ed. 3*: Mar 1881 (p. iv: Feb 1881; Nat. Nov. Mar(2) 1881; Bot. Centralbl. 4-8 Apr 1881; Bot. Zeit. 27 Mai 1881), p. \[i\]-xi, \[xii\], \[1\]-490. *Copies*: B, NY. *Ed. 4*: Dec 1884 (p. iv: Nov 1884; Bot. Centralbl. 28 Dec 1884-2 Jan 1885; Nat. Nov. Dec(2) 1884; Bot. Zeit. 30 Jan 1885), p. \[i\]-viii, \[1\]-578. *Copy*: B. *Ed. 5*: Jun 1893 (p. \[v\]: Jun 1893; ÖbZ Jun 1893; Bot. Zeit. 16 Jul 1893; Nat. Nov. Jul (1) 1893), p. \[i\]-xii, \[1\]-586. *Copy*: USDA. ##### n.5080. Handbuch der systematischen Botanik **Title** *Handbuch der systematischen Botanik* mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Arzneipflanzen... Leipzig (Verlag von H. Haessel) 1879-1882, 2 vols. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Handb. syst. Bot.* **Notes** *Publ*.: In two volumes; alternative t.p. "*Medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik* zugleich als Handbuch der systematischen Botanik für Botaniker, Ärzte und Apotheker..." *Copies*: B, Fl, L, M, NY, Stevenson, USDA. *1*: 1877-1879 (p. vii: Dec 1878), p. \[ii\]-xii, \[1\]-657. *2*: 1879-1882 (p. vi: Nov 1882), p. \[ii\]-vi, \[1\]-1229, vii-x, \[xi-xii\]. | |part |pages |dates | |--- |--- |--- |--- | |\[1\], |1 |1-80 |Dec 1877 | |2 |81-160 |Jan 1878 | |3 |161-240 |Apr 1878 | |4 |241-320 |Jun 1878 | |5 |321-400 |Oct 1878 | |6 |401-480 |Nov 1879 | |7 |481-560 |Dec 1879 | |8 |561-657 |Jun 1879 |\[2\], |9 |1-80 |Jul 1879 | |10 |81-160 |Aug 1879 | |11 |161-240 |Nov 1879| | |12 |241-320 |Dec 1879| | |13/14 |321-480 |Jan 1880| | |15/16 |481-640 |Nov 1880| | |17 |641-720 |Jun 1881| | |18 |721-800 |Aug 1881| | |19 |801-880 |Oct 1881| | |20 |881-960 |Jul 1882| | |21 |961-1040 |Sep 1882| | |22/23 |1041-1229 |Nov 1882| ##### n.5081. Die Pflanzen der Pharmacopoea germanica **Title** *Die Pflanzen der Pharmacopoea germanica* botanisch erläutert... Leipzig (Verlag von H. Haessel) 1883. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Pfl. Pharmac. germ.* **Notes** *Publ*.: Feb-Oct 1883, in 10 parts, p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-664. *Copies*: B, M, NY. – Dates (Nat. Nov. and Bot. Zeit.). |part |pages |dates | |--- |--- |--- | |1 |1-64 |Feb 1883 |2 |65-128 |Mar 1883 |3 |129-192 |Apr 1883 |4 |193-256 |Mai 1883| |5 |257-320 |Jun 1883| |6 |321-384 |Jun 1883| |7/8 |385-512 |Aug 1883| |9/10 |513-664 |Oct 1883| ##### n.5082. Die Farnpflanzen **Title** *Die Farnpflanzen* oder Gefässbündelkryptogamen (Pteridophyta)... Leipzig (Verlag von Eduard Kummer) \[1884-\] 1889. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Farnpflanzen*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1884-1889, in 14 parts (see below), p. \[ii\]-xii, \[1\]-906. *Copy*: U. – Alternative title: "Dr. L. Rabenhorst's *Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland*, Oesterreich und der Sehweiz. Zweitc Auflage... Dritter Band: *Die Farnpflanzen* Deutschlands, Oesterreichs und der Sehweiz..." |Lief. |pages |dates |Nat. Nov. |Hedwigia(H)/Bot. Centralbl. (BC)| |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1 |1-64 |1-9 Mar 1884 |Mar(1) 1884 |10-14 Mar 1884 (B.C.)| |2 |65-128 |Apr 1884 |Apr(2) 1884 |5-9 Mai 1884 (B.C.)| |3 |129-192 |Sep 1884 |Sep(1) 1884| |4 |193-256 |Mai 1885 |Mai(1) 1885 |Mai-Jun 1885 (H)| |5 |257-320 |Oct 1885 |Oct(1) 1885 |Jan-Feb 1886 (H)| |6 |321-384 |Jan 1886 |Jan(1) 1886 |Mai-Jun 1886 (H)| |7 |385-448 |Jul 1886 |Jul(1) 1886 |Sep-Oct 1886(H)| |8 |449-512 |Sep 1886 |Sep(1) 1886| |9 |513-576 |Jun 1886 |Jun(1) 1887 |4-8 Jul 1887 (B.C.)| |10 |577-640 |Aug 1887 |Aug(1) 1887| |11 |641-704 |Apr 1888 |Apr(3) 1888 |Mar-Apr 1888 (H)| |12 |705-768 |Jan 1889 | |Jan-Feb 1889(H)| |13 |769-832 |Apr 1889 |Apr(2) 1889 |Mar-Apr 1889 (H)| |14 |833-906 |Jun 1889 |Jun(1) 1889 |Mai-Jun 1889 (H)| | |\[i\]-xii |Jun 1889 |Jun(1) 1889| *Reviews in Bot. Centralbl*.: (all by Bachmann) 21: 292-296. 1885 (1-3), 28: 130-135. 1886(4-7), 32: 38-40. 1887(8), 34: 46-48. 1888(9-10), 39: 20-22. 1889(11-12), 224-226. 1889 (13-14). *Facsimile ed*.: 1971, New York (Johnson Reprint) n.v. ##### n.5083. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Flora West- und Ostpreussens **Title** *Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Flora West- und Ostpreussens*... Stuttgart (Verlag von Edwin Nägele) 1894. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Beitr. Fl. West-Ostpreuss.* **Notes** *Publ*.: *in 2 Hefte, 1894-1895*. *Copy*: NY. – Bibliotheca botanica vol. 6, Heft 28 (dates Nat. Nov., Bot. Zeit., Bot. Centralbl.): *1*: 1-15 Apr 1894, p. \[i-v\], \[1\]-32, *pl. 1-9.* *2*: 1 -15 Jan 1895, p. 33-58, *pl. 10-23.*