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Klára Verseghy
Klára Anna Verseghy (2 February 1930 – 3 November 2020) was a Hungarian lichenologist. She was the curator of the lichen collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Budapest from 1958 to 1985. Biography Klára Verseghy was born in Budapest on 2 February 1930 to parents Károly Verseghy (an officer) and Gabriella Uhlai. All of her education was undertaken in Budapest, including elementary, secondary grammar school, and university. She graduated from Eötvös Loránd University in 1953 as a teacher of biology and chemistry. Soon after she started employment at the Hungarian Natural History Museum. After starting as a librarian, in 1958 she became curator of the lichen collections, assuming a position previously held by prominent Hungarian lichenologist Ödön Szatala. She held this position for 32 years, until her retirement in 1985. In 1958, she defended her thesis ("Monograph of the European Ochrolechia species") under her supervisor Szatala. As part of her work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, second-largest city on the river Danube. The estimated population of the city in 2025 is 1,782,240. This includes the city's population and surrounding suburban areas, over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a List of cities and towns of Hungary, city and Counties of Hungary, municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,019,479. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celts, Celtic settlement transformed into the Ancient Rome, Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia Inferior, Lower Pannonia. The Hungarian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floristics
Floristics is the study of plants of geographical regions. It is a branch of phytogeography, which technically makes it a branch of botany, geography, and a subbranch of biogeography. Harvard University has a history of research with early contributions. For example, Asa Gray was a Harvard researcher who studied the plants of North America and its connections to Asia. Floristics is essential to understanding floristic diversity across the world. Etymology The words "floristic" and "floristics" originate from the Latin word ''Flora'', from ''wikt:en:flos#Latin, flos'' (flower), and the prefix "''wikt:en:-istic, -istic''", a word-forming suffix indicating a relation to or of. References Phytogeography {{Botany-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edit Éva Farkas
Edit Éva Farkas is a Hungarian lichenologist and mycologist at the Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary. She is the author of at least 14 taxon names and author or co-author of over 148 scientific publications. Education and personal life She studied at Eötvös Loránd University public research university in Budapest. She was awarded an MSc degree in 1982, with a thesis about the effects of air pollution on lichens, supervised by Klára Verseghy and her doctorate in 1987 for the thesis ''Lichenológiai vizsgálatok Budapesten éa a Pilis bioszféra Rezervátumban - elterjedés, bioindikáció'' (''Lichenological investigations in the Pilis Biosphere Reserve in Budapest - distribution, bioindication''). In 2013 she was awarded Dr. habil by Eötvös Loránd University. In 2016, she defended her academic doctoral title to become a Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (DSc); her thesis was titled (). She is married to László Sándo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squamarina
''Squamarina'' is a genus of lichens in the family Stereocaulaceae. They form patches of radiating or overlapping scales (), with a well-developed upper and no lower cortex. They grow on calcareous soil and rocks. '' Squamarina lentigera'' can be used to make a yellow dye. Genus ''Squamarina'' was circumscribed by the lichenologist Josef Poelt in 1958, with '' Squamarina gypsacea'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life (CoL) is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxono ...) accept five species of ''Squamarina'': * '' Squamarina cartilaginea'' * '' Squamarina gypsacea'' * '' Squamarina haysomii'' * '' Squamarina lentigera'' * '' Squamarina palmyrensis'' References Stereocaulaceae Lichen genera Lecanorales genera Taxa des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squamaria
''Cetraria'' is a genus of fruticose lichens that associate with green algae as photobionts. Most species are found at high latitudes, occurring on sand or heath, and are characterised by their "strap-like" form with spiny edges. The lobes can range from narrow and linear to broader and flattened, often forming loose or densely packed cushions. Their distinctive spiny margins serve both a defensive role and aid in vegetative reproduction through fragmentation. The genus was created by Erik Acharius in 1803 and belongs to the large family Parmeliaceae. While originally a species-rich genus, taxonomic revisions since the 1960s have split many species into new genera, though the exact circumscription remains debated among lichenologists. Several ''Cetraria'' species have cultural and economic importance, particularly '' C. islandica'' (Iceland moss), which has been widely used in European traditional medicine for treating digestive and respiratory ailments. This species was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochrolechia
''Ochrolechia'' is the sole genus in the fungus, fungal family Ochrolechiaceae. It comprises about 40 species of crustose lichens. These lichens typically form uneven, often thick, crust-like growths on various surfaces and are characterised by their white to pale grey thallus, thalli, which may have a greenish tint. The genus has a long evolutionary history, with fossils dating back to the Paleogene period, about 34 million years ago. ''Ochrolechia'' species have disc-like apothecia (fruiting bodies), which are usually yellowish or brownish-pink and often covered with a fine white powdery coating. The genus is widely distributed and includes both common and rare species, with some found in extreme environments such as arctic and alpine regions. ''Ochrolechia'' lichens produce diverse secondary metabolites, including orcinol depsides, depsidones, and xanthones. Taxonomy Genus ''Ochrolechia'' was proposed by the Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1852. The fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasparrinia
''Calogaya'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Teloschistaceae. It has 19 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Ulf Arup, Ulrik Søchting, and Patrik Frödén. The generic name ''Calogaya'' ("spectacular Gaya") honours Dr. Ester Gaya (fl. 2001), a Spanish botanist from the University of Barcelona The University of Barcelona (official name in ; UB), formerly also known as Central University of Barcelona (), is a public research university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was established in 1450. With 76,000 students, .... Species *'' Calogaya alaskensis'' *'' Calogaya altynenis'' – China *'' Calogaya arnoldii'' *'' Calogaya arnoldiiconfusa'' *'' Calogaya biatorina'' *'' Calogaya bryochrysion'' *'' Calogaya decipiens'' *'' Calogaya ferrugineoides'' *'' Calogaya haloxyli'' – China *'' Calogaya mogoltanica'' *'' Calogaya orientalis'' – China *'' Calogaya pusilla'' *'' Calogaya qinghaiensis'' *'' Calogaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caloplaca
''Caloplaca'' is a lichen genus comprising a number of distinct species. Members of the genus are commonly called firedot lichen, jewel lichen.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, gold lichens, "orange lichens", but they are not always orange, as in the case of '' C. albovariegata''. The distribution of this lichen genus is worldwide, extending from Antarctica to the high Arctic. It includes a portion of northern North America and the Russian High Arctic. There are about thirty species of ''Caloplaca'' in the flora of the British Isles. A new species of ''Caloplaca'', '' C. obamae'', the first species to be named in honor of Barack Obama, was discovered in 2007 on Santa Rosa Island in California and published in March 2009. Taxonomy ''Caloplaca'' was circumscribed in 1860 by Theodor Magnus Fries. Until relatively recently, ''Caloplaca'' was one of the largest genera of lichen-forming fungi, with more than 500 species. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Combination
In Taxonomy (biology), biological taxonomy, a combinatio nova (abbreviated comb. nov. or n. comb.) refers to the formal renaming of an organism's scientific name when it is transferred to a different genus, reclassified within a different species, or its taxonomic rank is altered. Unlike the naming of a new species (), a ''combinatio nova'' does not describe a previously unknown organism but reorganizes an existing name to reflect updated understanding of its relationships or classification. For example, when a species is moved to a new genus, its botanical name, specific epithet is retained and combined with the new genus name, forming the new combination. This process ensures consistency and accuracy in naming while adhering to the rules established by nomenclature codes. The concept of ''combinatio nova'' plays a vital role in maintaining the stability and traceability of scientific names as taxonomic classifications evolve. Creating a valid ''combinatio nova'' requires proper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Form (botany)
In botanical nomenclature, a ''form'' (''forma'', plural ''formae'') is one of the "secondary" taxonomic ranks, below that of variety, which in turn is below that of species; it is an infraspecific taxon. If more than three ranks are listed in describing a taxon, the "classification" is being specified, but only three parts make up the "name" of the taxon: a genus name, a specific epithet, and an infraspecific epithet. The abbreviation "f." or the full "forma" should be put before the infraspecific epithet to indicate the rank. It is not italicised. For example: * '' Acanthocalycium spiniflorum'' f. ''klimpelianum'' or ** ''Acanthocalycium spiniflorum'' forma ''klimpelianum'' (Weidlich & Werderm.) Donald * '' Crataegus aestivalis'' (Walter) Torr. & A.Gray var. ''cerasoides'' Sarg. f. ''luculenta'' Sarg. is a classification of a plant whose name is: ** ''Crataegus aestivalis'' (Walter) Torr. & A.Gray f. ''luculenta'' Sarg. A form usually designates a group with a noticeable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (botany)
In botanical nomenclature, variety (abbreviated var.; in ) is a taxonomic rank below that of species and subspecies, but above that of form. As such, it gets a three-part infraspecific name. It is sometimes recommended that the subspecies rank should be used to recognize geographic distinctiveness, whereas the variety rank is appropriate if the taxon is seen throughout the geographic range of the species. Example The pincushion cactus, ''Escobaria vivipara'', is a wide-ranging variable species occurring from Canada to Mexico, and found throughout New Mexico below about . Nine varieties have been described. Where the varieties of the pincushion cactus meet, they intergrade. The variety ''Escobaria vivipara'' var. ''arizonica'' is from Arizona, while ''Escobaria vivipara'' var. ''neo-mexicana'' is from New Mexico. Definitions The term is defined in different ways by different authors. However, the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, while recognizing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxon
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion, especially in the context of rank-based (" Linnaean") nomenclature (much less so under phylogenetic nomenclature). If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were presumably set forth in prehistoric times by hunter-gatherers, as suggested by the fairly sophisticated folk taxonomies. Much later, Aristotle, and later st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
