Hermann Friedrich Bonorden (28 August 1801 – 19 May 1884) was a German physician and mycologist. During his career, he served as a Regimentarzt (regimental medical doctor) in Köln.[1]
In 1866, Stephan Schulzer von Müggenburg named the fungi genus Bonordenia in his honor. The genus Bonordeniella was named after him by Albert Julius Otto Penzig and Pier Andrea Saccardo in 1901.[1] Bonorden was the author of numerous mycological taxa; the following are some of the genera that he circumscribed:
- Fusicolla (1851).
- Hormomyces (1851).
- Cornicularia (1851), syn. Clavulinopsis.
- Polythecium (1861), syn. Fusicoccum.
- Byssitheca (1864), syn. Rosellinia.[2]
Written works
editHe was the author of books in the fields of medicine and mycology, the following are three of his mycological efforts:
- Handbuch der allgemeinen Mykologie, 1851 - Manual of general mycology.
- Zur Kenntniss einiger der wichtigsten Gattungen der Coniomyceten und Cryptomyceten, 1860 - To the knowledge of some of the major genera of Coniomycetes and Cryptomycetes.
- Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Mykologie, 1864 - Treatises from the field of mycology.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Biodeiversity Heritage Library Archived 2020-01-28 at the Wayback Machine Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- ^ Index Fungorum Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (taxa details)
- ^ OCLC Classify Archived 2018-01-02 at the Wayback Machine (publications)
- ^ WorldCat Search Archived 2018-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (publications)
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Bonord.
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