> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 859](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33333998) of TL-2 Vol. V > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/10061-1) LSID 10061-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2941727) QID Q2941727 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Steenis, Cornells Gijsbert Gerrit Jan van (1901-x). Dutch botanist; Dr. phil. Utrecht 1927; botanist Buitenzorg (Bogor) 1927-1946; repatriated 1946; director and general editor of the Flora Malesiana Foundation 1950; professor of tropical botany Amsterdam 1951, id. of floristics of the Malesian flora, Leiden 1953; director of the Leiden Rijksherbarium 1962-1972; in retirement ib. 1971 ; chief moving spirit of the Flora malesiana. **Abbreviated name**: *Steenis* \[standard form in IPNI: *Steenis*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection BO|BO]], [[Collection L|L]] and [[Collection U|U]]; further material at [[Collection A|A]], [[Collection FH|FH]], [[Collection NY|NY]]. – Mss. and correspondence at [[Collection L|L]]; further letters at [[Collection G|G]]. #### Bibliography and biography Barnhart 3: 320 (b. 31 Oct 1901); BFM 2303; Biol.-Dokum. 17: 8881; BJI 2: 170; BL 1: 108, 114, 130, 320, 2: 439, 719; Bossert p. 381; Hortus 3: 1204; IH 1 (ed. 2): 70, (ed. 3): 88, (ed. 4): 96, (ed. 5): 98, 99, (ed. 6): 146, (ed. 7): 148, 2: (files); JW 2: 201; Lenley p. 383; MW p. 471, suppl. p. 333; Roon p. 107; SK 1: xxxii, cxx, cxxii, cxxiv, 499-503, 4: cix, cxl, cxlii, cxlv, cxlvii, cxlix, clvi, 5: ccc, xxiii, 8: xciv; TL-2/225, 563, see E.D. Merrill, A.A. Pulle; Tucker 3: 294; Zander ed. 10, p. 721, ed. 11, p. 822. #### Biofile - Anon., Fl. males. Bull. 1: 31. 1947, 6: 158. 1950, 7: 191. 1950, 8: 258. 1951, 9: 285. 1952, 11: 405. 1955, 15: 709, 16: 797. 1961, 18: 979. 1963, 19: 1108. 1964, 22: 1529. 1968, 27: 2145-2146, 2152-2154, 2190-2191, 31: 2979. 1978, 34: 3553-3554. 1981; Taxon 22 328. 1973 (retirement). - Balgooy, M.M.J. van, Steenisiana, Leiden 1972 (anecdotes); Fl. males. Bull. 37: 58-59. 1984 (biogr. sketch). - Jacobs, M., Blumea 20(1): 7-24. 1972 (review of v. S.'s publ.); Herman Jacobus Lam, Amsterdam 1984, p. 271 \[index\]. - Kalkman, C. & P. Smit, eds., Blumea 25(1): 17, 19, 24, 79, 104, 115. 1979. - Leenhouts, P.W., Tropical ecology 13(1): 1-4. 1972 (portr., biogr. sketch). - Lowden, R.M., Taxon, Index pers. names vols. 1-30. 698-699. 1985. - Merrill, E.D., Chron. bot. 14: 179, 182, 185, 227. 1954. - Quisumbing, E., Philipp. Geogr. J. 8: 34-35. 1964. - Steenis, C.G.G.J. van, Overdenkingen, Leiden 1972 (reminiscenses; autobiogr.); mss. bibliography 1922-1983 (copies in L and FAS files). - Steenis-Krusemann, M.J. van, Blumea 20(1): 1-6. 1972 ("the life of a botanist"). - Taylor, S.S. & M. Spruytenburg, Who's who Netherlands 1962-63: 675-676. - Theobald, W.L., Bull. Pacif. Trop. Bot. Gard. 7: 97-99. 1977 (Robert Allerton award). - Verdoorn, F., ed., Chron. bot. 1: 445 \[index\]. 1935, 2: 475 \[index\]. 1936, 3: 2, 206, 209. 1937, 4: 595 \[index\]. 1938, 5: 367, 437, 438, 510. 1939, 6: 118, 142, 306. 1941, 7: 95. - 1943. #### Composite works - (1) Editor, *Bulletin du Jardin botanique de Buitenzorg*, ser. 3, 11-18. 1931-1950, in part with D.F. van Slooten and M.A. Donk. - (2) Co-editor. *De tropische natuur* 24-30. 1935-1941. - (3) Editor. C.A. Backer and O. Posthumus, *Varenflora voor Java*. 1939, TL-2/228. - (4) Editor, *Natuurwetenschappelijk Tijdschrift voor Nederlands-Indië*, 101-102. 1941-1946. - (5) Editor, *Flora malesiana Bulletin* 1-26. 1947-1973. - (6) Editor, *Reinwardtia* 1-5. 1950-1961, in part with M.A. Donk and A. Dilmy. - (7) Editor. *Annual Report. Foundation Flora malesiana* 1-7. 1951-1961. - (8) Editor, *Pacific plant areas*, 1-2. 1963-1966. - (9) Editor, C.A. Backer & R.C. Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr., *Flora of Java* 1-3. 1963-1968. TL-2/230. - (10) Editor, *Blumea* 11-19. 1961-1971. - (11) Editor, C.A. Backer, *Atlas Suikerrietonkruiden* pl. 481-747. 1973, cf. TL-2/225. - (12) Editor and in part author, *Flora malesiana* 1950-x. #### Note Most of the author's major publications fall outside our period: e.g. *Flora malesiana* (1950-x, see e.g. Taxon 1: 21-24. 1951); *Pacific plant areas* (1963-x), *The land bridge theory in botany* (Blumea 11: 235-542. 1962) and *Rheophytes of the world* (1981). #### Festschrift Blumea 20(1), 1972-1973. #### Handwriting Fl. males. ser. I. 1: clii. 1950. #### Eponymy *Steenisia* R.C. Bakhuizen van den Brink fil. 11952). ### Publications ##### n.12.867. Over de phanerogamen en vaatkryptogamen voorkomende op knotwilgen **Title** *Over de phanerogamen en vaatkryptogamen voorkomende op knotwilgen* in Nederland... Amsterdam Drukkerij en Uitgeverij J.H. de Bussy) 1926. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 31 Aug 1926 (in journal; reprint dated by author 16 Sep 1926), cover-t.p., p. \[360\]-406. *Copy*: FAS. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ned. kruidk. Arch. 35: \[360\]-406. 1926. ##### n.12.868. Malayan Bignoniaceae **Title** *Malayan Bignoniaceae*. Their taxonomy. origin and geographical distribution. Proefschrift ter verkrijging van den graad van doctor in de wis- en natuurkunde aan de Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht,... volgens besluit van den Senaat der Universiteit tegen de bedenkingen van de faculteit der wis- en natuurkunde te verdedigen, op Maandag 31 October 1927,... Arnhem Drukkerij en Uitgeverij J.H. de Bussy) 1927. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Malay. Bignon.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 31 Oct 1927. p. \[i\]-ix. \[787\]-1049, 2 maps. *Copies*: B. BR, FAS, PH, U. – Reprinted from Rec. Trav. bot. néerl. 24: 787-1049. 1927. ##### n.12.869. De flora van net Soesterveen **Title** *De flora van net Soesterveen*... Amsterdam ;Drukkerij en Uitgeverij J.H. de Bussy) 1927. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 30 Jun 1927 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. \[285\]-316, chart. *Copies*: L, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ned. kruidl. Arch. 36: 285-316. 30 Jun 1927. ##### n.12.870. De donkenflora **Title** *De donkenflora* relicten van een jong-pleistoceene flora in de Lekstreek... Leiden Boekhandel en Drukkerij voorheen E.J. Brill) 1927. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1927, cover-t.p., p. 467-483. maps 10-11. *Copy*: FAS. – Reprinted and to be cited from Tijdschr. Kon. Nederl. Aardrijksk. Genootsch. ser. 2. 44(4): 467-483. 1927. ##### n.12.871. The Bignoniaceae of the Netherlands Indies **Title** *The Bignoniaceae of the Netherlands Indies*... Buitenzorg \[Bogor\] (Archipel Drukkerij) 1928. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Dec 1928 (date on cover-t.p.1, cover-t.p., p. \[173\]-290. *Copies*: FAS, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Jard. bot. Buitenzorg ser. 3. 10(1-2): 173-290. 1928. ##### n.12.872. A revision of the Queensland Bignoniaceae **Title** *A revision of the Queensland Bignoniaceae*... Brisbane (printed for the \[Royal\] Society \[of Queensland\]...) 1929. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 13 Aug 1929, cover-t.p., p. 39-58. *Copies*: FAS, G, U. – Reprinted or preprinted from Proc. R. Soc. Queensland 41(4): 39-58. 1929. ##### n.12.873. Het geslacht Tristania op Java **Title** *Het geslacht Tristania op Java*... Buitenzorg \[Bogor\] (Archipel Drukkerij) 1929. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Dec 1929, cover-t.p., p. \[1333\]-1341, *2 pl. Copies*: FAS, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Tectona 22: \[1333\]-1341, *2 pl*. 1929. ##### n.12.874. Eenige belangrijke plantengeografische vondsten op den Papandajan **Title** *Eenige belangrijke plantengeografische vondsten op den Papandajan*... \[Overdruk uit "De Tropische Natuur" 1930\]. Qu. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1930, cover, p. \[73\]-91. *Copies*: L, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from De Tropische Natuur 19: \[73\]-91. 1930. ##### n.12.875. Some remarks on the genus Rhopalocnemis **Title** *Some remarks on the genus Rhopalocnemis* Junghuhn... zesde Nederlandsch-Indisch Natuurwetenschappelijk Congres,... 1931, Bandoeng (Java). **Notes** *Publ*.: Oct-Dec 1931 (?), cover-t.p., p. \[464\]-475. *Copy*: FAS. – Reprinted from Handelingen zesde Ned.-Ind. Natuurw. Congres, Biol. Sect. \[464\]-475. 1931. ##### n.12.876. Botanical results of a trip to the Anambas and Natoena Islands **Title** *Botanical results of a trip to the Anambas and Natoena Islands* by C.G.G.J. van Steenis with notes on the vegetation of Djemadja by M.R. Henderson... Buitenzorg (Archipel Drukkerij) 1932. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Nov 1932, cover-t.p., p. \[151\]-211. *Copies*: L, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Jard. bot. Buitenzorg ser. 3. 12(2): \[151\]-211. 1932. ##### n.12.877. Die Pteridophyten und Phanerogamen der Deutschen Limnologischen Sunda-Expedition **Title** *Die Pteridophyten und Phanerogamen der Deutschen Limnologischen Sunda-Expedition*. Von C.G.G.J. van Steenis... mit Vegetationsskizzen nach Tagebuchaufzeichnungen von F. Ruttner,... \[Sonder-Abdruck aus dem Archiv f. Hydrobiologie 1932. Suppl.-Bd. xi...\] 1932. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1932, (Nat. Nov. Jan 1933), p. \[231\]-387, 4 tables, *pl. 27-63. Copies*: B, FAS, G, HH, MO. – Reprinted from Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl.-Bd. 11 (Trop. Binnengewässer, Band iii) 1932. ##### n.12.878. The Styracaceae of Netherlands India **Title** *The Styracaceae of Netherlands India*... Buitenzorg (Archipel Drukkerij) 1932. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Nov 1932, cover-t.p., p. \[212\]-272. *Copies*: FAS, U. – Reprinted from Bull. Jard. bot. Buitenzorg ser. 3. 12(2): 212-272. 1932. ##### n.12.879. Report of a botanical trip to the Ranau region **Title** *Report of a botanical trip to the Ranau region*, South Sumatra... \[Bull. Jard. bot., Buitenzorg. ser. 3. 13(1). 1933\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Dec 1933, p. \[1\]-134. *Copy*: M. – Issued as Bull. Jard. bot., Buitenzorg ser. 3. 13(1): 1-134. 1933. ##### n.12.880. Some remarks on the Kinabalu collection of Chaplain and Mrs. Clemens **Title** *Some remarks on the Kinabalu collection of Chaplain and Mrs. Clemens*, 1931-1932... Extracted from The Journal of Botany. January 1934. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Jan 1934, p. \[1\]-12. *Copies*: FAS, M. – Reprinted and to be cited from J. Bot. 72: \[1\]-12. 1934. ##### n.12.881. On the origin of the Malaysian mountain flora **Title** *On the origin of the Malaysian mountain flora*... Buitenzorg \[Bogor\] Archipel Drukkerij) 1934-1936, 3 parts. **Notes** *1*: Dec 1934, cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-128. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Jard. bot. Buitenzorg ser, 3. 13(2): 135-262. 1934. *2*: Dec 1935, cover-t.p., p. 129-257, *pl. 2, 3*. – Id. ser. 3. 13(3): 289-417. 1935. *3*: Dec 1936, cover-t.p., p. 258-274. – id. ser. 3. 14(1): \[563-72. 1936. *Copies*: B, FAS, G, NY. – See also *Plant geography of Mt. Kinabalu*, Proc. R. Soc. B-161: 7-38. 1964 and *The mountain flora of Java*, 1972 (x, 90 p., *77 pl.*). ##### n.12.882. Determinatie **Title** *Determinatie*- *Tabel voor de Nederlandsch Indische bladgroenlooze phanerogamen*... \[overdruk uit "De Tropische Natuur"...\] 1934. Qu. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1934, cover, p. 45-57. *Copies*: L, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from De Tropische Natuur 33(3): 45-57. 1934. ##### n.12.883. Maleische vegetatieschetsen **Title** *Maleische vegetatieschetsen*. Toelichting bij de plantengeografische kaart van Nederlandsch Oost-Indië... Overgedrukt uit het Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap... 1935. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1935 (p. iii: Sep 1935), cover-t.p., p. i-iv, \[1\]-112, *30 pl*., map. *Copy*: HH. ##### n.12.884. Over de kennis van de eigenschappen der planten bij natuurvolken **Title** *Over de kennis van de eigenschappen der planten bij natuurvolken*... Overgedrukt uit Natuurk. Tijdschrift... \[1936\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Mai 1936, p. \[i, t.p. recto of 122\], \[122\]-138. *Copies*: L, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Indië 96(2): \[122\]-138. 1936. ##### n.12.885. The Cochlospermaceae of the Netherlands Indies **Title** *The Cochlospermaceae of the Netherlands Indies*... Buitenzorg (Archipel Drukkerij) 1936. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Jul 1936, cover-t.p., p. \[519\]-524. *Copies*: FAS, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Jard. bot. Buitenzorg ser. 3. 13(4): \[519\]-524. 1936. ##### n.12.886. The Podostemaceae of the Netherlands Indies **Title** *The Podostemaceae of the Netherlands Indies*... Buitenzorg (Archipel Drukkerij) 1936. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Jul 1936, cover-t.p., p. \[530\]-534. *Copies*: FAS, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Jard. bot. Buitenzorg ser. 3. 13(4): \[530\]-534. 1936. ##### n.12.887. Cycles of drought and reafforestation in the U.S.A **Title** *Cycles of drought and reafforestation in the U.S.A*. seen in the light of a new botanical hypothesis on the origin of deserts in general... Buitenzorg (Archipel Drukkerij) 1936. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: Dec 1936, cover-t.p., p. \[50\]-55. *Copies*: L, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Jard. bot. Buitenzorg ser. 3. 14(1): \[50\]-55. Dec 1936. – See also *De invloed van den mensch op het bosch*, Tectona 30: \[624\]-652. 1937. ##### n.12.888. Over de flora van den Carstensztop **Title** *Over de flora van den Carstensztop*... Amsterdam (... Scheltens & Giltay) \[1937\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1937, p. \[1\]-27. *Copies*: L, U. – Reprinted from A.H. Colijn, *Maar de eeuwige sneeuw van tropisch Nederland* 254-279. 1937. ##### n.12.889. Exploraties in de Gajo-landen **Title** *Exploraties in de Gajo-landen* algemeene resultaten der Losir-Expeditie 1937... Bulletin n° 97 Maatschappij ter Bevordering van het Natuurkundig Onderzoek der Nederlandsche Koloniën \[1938\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1938, cover-t.p., \[i, recto of 728\], \[728\]-801, *16 pl*., chart. *Copy*: FAS. – Reprinted and to be cited from Tijdschr. K. Ned. Aardr. Gen. 1938: \[728\]-801.