Merck, Carl (1761-1799)

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Standard Form
C.Merck
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:authors:39982-1
Alternative Names
Merk, Carl Heinrich
Merk, Carl
Area of Interest
Spermatophytes
Information Source
Barnhart. Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou, 61: 46 (1833). Trav. Mus. Bot. Acad. St. Petersburg, 4: 77; Dates & Variant name from: Hessische Biografie (via Lotte Burkhardt)
Example of Name Published
Polygonum humifusum C.Merck ex C.Koch in Linnaea, 22: 205 (1849).
Comments
The genus Merckia Fisch. ex Cham. & Schlecht. is named after C.Merck. Expedition Billings & Merk (1786-1793) to Siberia & Alaska.
Countries
Germany