Willem Frederik Reinier Suringar (28 December 1832,

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– 12 July 1898,

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) was a Dutch

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. His son, Jan Valckenier Suringar (1864–1932), was also a botanist. In 1857 he obtained his PhD from the

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, where afterwards he served as an associate professor of botany (1857–1862). In 1862 he succeeded

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as a full professor of botany at Leiden, a position he maintained until his death in 1898. From 1871 to 1898 he was director of the '' Rijksherbarium'', being the successor of

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.BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications In 1884–85 he took part in a scientific expedition to

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and the

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. As a taxonomist he circumscribed numerous species within the genus ''

Melocactus ''Melocactus'' (melon cactus), also known as the Turk's cap cactus, is a genus of cactus with about 30–40 species. They are native to the Caribbean, western Mexico through Central America to northern South America, with some species along the A ...

''. In 1886

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named the genus ''Suringaria'' (family

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) in his honor.

Selected works

* ''Observationes phycologicae in floram batavam'', 1857. * ''Algae japonicae Musei botanici lugduno-batavi'', 1870. * ''Musée botanique de Leide'', 1871–1897 (3 volumes; with

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and Jan Valckenier Suringar). * ''Zakflora : handleiding tot het bepalen van de in Nederland wildgroeiende planten, in aansluiting met de werken der Nederlandsche Botanische Vereeniging'', 1876. * ''Vierde bijdrage tot de kennis der Melocacti'', 1896.WorldCat Identities
Most widely held works by W. F. R Suringar

References

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