Carl Sigismund Kunth

German botanist (1788–1850).

Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850) was a German botanist. He was also known as Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth. He was one of the early systematic botanists who focused on studying the plants of the Americas. Kunth's notable contributions include the publication of Nova genera et species plantarum quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt Bonpland et Humboldt. This work spanned seven volumes and was published between 1815 and 1825.

Abbreviations: Kunth
Occupations: university teacher, scientific collector, explorer, botanist, botanical collector, biologist
Citizenships: Kingdom of Saxony
Languages: Latin, German
Dates: 1788-06-18T00:00:00Z – 1850-03-22T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Leipzig
Direct attributions: 1,818 plants, 1 fungus
Authorship mentions: 2,918 plants, 1 fungus

1 fungus attributed to1 fungus:

Dictyonema C. Agardh ex Kunth 1822
fungi genus in the hygrophoraceae family
Dictyonema is a genus of mainly tropical basidiolichens in the family Hygrophoraceae. Unlike most lichens, which contain fungi related to yeasts and molds, Dictyonema species contain fungi more closely related to mushrooms. The genus includes about 40 recognized species found mainly in tropical regions, ranging from lowland forests to high mountain elevations up to 4,300 meters in the Andes. These lichens come in various forms, from crusty patches to leaf-like structures to thread-like mats, and most grow on soil, rocks, moss, or rotting logs. One species from the Amazon rainforest has
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