Casimir Christoph Schmidel

German botanist (1718–1792).

Casimir Christoph Schmidel (born 21 November 1718 in Bayreuth, Germany, died 18 December 1792 in Ansbach, Germany) was a naturalist of the 18th century who researched in botany and mineralogy. Among genera he named are the flowering plant genera Penstemon and Proboscidea and the fern genus Thelypteris. Among species he described are the red alga Dilsea carnosa

Abbreviations: Schmidel
Occupations: university teacher, geologist, botanist
Citizenships: Germany
Languages: Latin
Dates: 1718-11-21T00:00:00Z – 1792-12-18T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Bayreuth
Direct attributions: 5 plants, 3 fungi
Authorship mentions: 9 plants, 5 fungi

3 fungi attributed, 2 fungi contributed to5 fungi:

Cephaleuros lagerheimii (Mahoe Leafspot) Schmidel 1898
fungi species in the trentepohliaceae family
Cephaleuros lagerheimii is a species of alga, native to New Zealand, China, and South America. The type locality is Ecuador, where it was described associated with Rubiaceae. In New Zealand, it is known to use māhoe trees as a host, including Melicytus ramiflorus. The species was named for Gustaf Lagerheim. The blotches are gray underneath and yellow brown, with yellow margins.
Cephaleuros karstenii Schmidel 1898
fungi species in the trentepohliaceae family
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Spathularia rufa Schmidel 1793
fungi species in the cudoniaceae family
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Sarcosoma globosum (Witches Cauldron) (Schmidel) Casp. 1891
fungi species in the sarcosomataceae family
Sarcosoma globosum, or witches cauldron, is a species of fungus in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was first described in 1793 by Casimir Christoph Schmidel. Johann Xaver Robert Caspary transferred it to the genus Sarcosoma in 1891. Also known as the charred-pancake cup, it is a near-threatened fungus native to Northern Europe. It is rarely found in some parts of northeastern North America, particularly in the Great Lakes region. To biologists' surprise, in 2021 it was found in Northern British Columbia. The witches cauldron is an ascomycete or sac fungus, meaning that its microscopic
Sarcosoma globosum var. globosum (Schmidel) Casp. 1891
fungi variety in the sarcosomataceae family
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