Jens Wilken Hornemann

Danish botanist (1770–1841).

Jens Wilken Hornemann (6 March 1770 – 30 July 1841) was a Danish botanist. He was a professor of botany at the University of Copenhagen from 1808 and director of the Botanic Garden from 1817.

Abbreviations: Hornem.
Occupations: university teacher, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Kingdom of Denmark
Languages: Danish
Dates: 1770-03-06T00:00:00Z – 1841-07-30T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Marstal
Direct attributions: 79 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 137 plants, 5 fungi

79 plants attributed, 58 plants contributed to137 plants:

Ficus elastica (India-rubber Tree) Roxb. ex Hornem. 1819
plant species in the moraceae family
Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, or rambung is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia. It has become naturalized in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and the US state of Florida. Its common names reflect its historical use as a source of rubber within its native range, but it is not used in the modern commercial-scale production of natural rubber.
Zostera noltii (Dwarf Eelgrass) Hornem. 1832
plant species in the zosteraceae family
Zostera noltii is a species of seagrass known by the common name dwarf eelgrass. It is found in shallow coastal waters in north western Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Aral Sea and on islands in the Atlantic off the coast of northwest Africa. It is an important part of the intertidal and shallow subtidal ecosystems of estuaries, bays and lagoons.
Pulmonaria mollis (Hairy Lungwort) J.F.Wolff ex Hornem. 1815
perennial plant species in the boraginaceae family
Pulmonaria mollis is a perennial species of herb. It is very similar to P. angustifolia. The species is native to various parts of Europe and Asia.
Carlina biebersteinii (Bieberstein's Thistle) Bernh. ex Hornem. 1819
plant species in the asteraceae family
Carlina biebersteinii is a purple-flowered herb in the tribe Cardueae of the family Asteraceae. It is found in Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan and in the Xinjiang region of China. It grows in dry meadows and thickets. Carlina biebersteinii Bernh. ex Hornem., Suppl. Hort. Bot. Hafn. 94. 1819. Subspecies: Carlina biebersteinii var. fennica Meusel & Kästner (synonym: Carlina fennica (Meusel & Kästner) Tzvelev)
Carex lyngbyei (Lyngbye's Sedge) Hornem. 1827
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex lyngbyei is a species of sedge known by the common name Lyngbye's sedge. It is native to the west coast of North America from Alaska to California, where it "is the common sedge of the Pacific coastal salt marshes." It is also known from Greenland and Iceland. It prefers to grow in silty sediment rather than sand and in habitat with brackish water, such as salt marshes. This sedge produces stems 25 centimeters to well over one meter tall from a network of long rhizomes. The leaves have reddish brown sheaths which do not have spots. The inflorescence produces stiff, nodding spikes on
Carex demissa (Common Yellow Sedge) Hornem. 1806
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex demissa is a species of sedge (genus Carex) native to Iceland, Macaronesia, all of Europe, and western Asia, extending to the Himalayas and possibly Greenland. It has been introduced to eastern Canada, New Jersey, and Tasmania. It is a member of the Carex flava species complex.
Primula stricta (Strict Primrose) Hornem. 1810
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
Primula stricta, also known as the strict primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.
Iris sanguinea (Blood Iris) Hornem. 1813
medicinal plant species in the iridaceae family
Iris sanguinea is a rhizomatous flowering plant in the genus Iris and in the series Sibiricae. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It is one of the species considered a Japanese iris. It is from Asia, found between Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan and Korea. It has grey green leaves, an unbranched flowering stem and flowers in reddish-purple shades, from blue to blue-purple, red-violet, with a rare white variant. A 2020 taxonomic revision suggests that previously distinguished taxa of Iris sanguinea and Iris sibirica bear no phylogenetic nor morphological distinction.
Potamogeton coloratus (Fen Pondweed) Hornem. 1813
plant species in the potamogetonaceae family
Potamogeton coloratus, the fen pondweed, is an aquatic plant in the genus Potamogeton. It is found in shallow peaty calcareous lakes, ponds and ditches, commonly associated with lowland fens.
Salvia reflexa (Mint Weed) Hornem. 1807
annual plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia reflexa, the lanceleaf sage, Rocky Mountain sage, blue sage, lambsleaf sage, sage mint or mintweed, is an annual subshrub native to the United States and Mexico and introduced to Argentina, Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. It reaches 4-28 inches (10–71 cm) in height with small, opposite, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic leaves up to two inches (5 cm) long. The flowers grow in whorls, and are pale blue to dark blue and bloom from Summer to Autumn. Salvia reflexa is found in pastures and prairies and can be toxic to cattle, sheep and goats due to its accumulation of
Bupleurum lancifolium (Lanceleaf Thorow Wax) Hornem. 1808
annual plant species in the apiaceae family
Bupleurum lancifolium is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common name lanceleaf thorow-wax. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin and it is known elsewhere, including parts of North America, as an introduced species. It grows up to 50 centimetres (20 in) tall with a hairless, waxy stem around which leaves are fused at their bases. The dull, waxy, deep-green leaves are narrowly lance-shaped to nearly oval and 3 to 10 centimetres (1.2 to 3.9 in) long. The inflorescence is a compound umbel borne on a peduncle which may be several centimeters tall. The umbel is
Carex subspathacea (Hoppner's Sedge) Wormsk. ex Hornem. 1816
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex subspathacea, called Hoppner's sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to coastal salt marshes of the Arctic and northwest Pacific Oceans; Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, northern and far eastern Russia, Korea, and Japan. It is grazed by snow geese (Anser caerulescens).
Vicia articulata (One-flower Vetch) Hornem. 1807
annual plant species in the fabaceae family
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Uvaria grandiflora (Large-flowered Uvaria) Roxb. ex Hornem. 1819
medicinal plant species in the annonaceae family
Uvaria grandiflora is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. Its native range includes: China, Indochina, Malesia and New Guinea.
Urtica angustifolia (Narrow-leaf Nettle) Fisch. ex Hornem. 1819
medicinal and vegetable plant species in the urticaceae family
Urtica angustifolia also commonly called the East-Asian nettle is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. POWO lists is as a synonym of Urtica dioica var. holosericea.
Sesamum radiatum (Sesamum) Thonn. ex Hornem. 1806
annual plant species in the pedaliaceae family
Sesamum radiatum is a species of flowering plant in the Pedaliaceae. It is in the same genus as sesame, and is known by the English common names benniseed, black benniseed, black sesame, and vegetable sesame. (While the regular sesame, Sesamum indicum, may have black seeds, also referred to as black sesame, and is a related plant, it is a separate species from Sesamum radiatum.) It is native to west and central Africa, has been cultivated since ancient times in Africa, and is sometimes also used in tropical Asia where it has become naturalized to a small extent.
Hieracium bifidum Kit. ex Hornem. 1815
perennial plant species in the asteraceae family
Hieracium bifidum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. Its native range is Europe. Subspecies: Hieracium bifidum subsp. submaculosum (Dahlst.) Zahn (synonym: Hieracium prolixum Norrl.)
Hibiscus macrophyllus (Largeleaf Rosemallow) Roxb. ex Hornem. 1819
plant species in the malvaceae family
Hibiscus macrophyllus, the largeleaf rosemallow, is an Asian species of tropical forest tree in the subfamily Malvoideae, with large leaves and yellow flowers. Its native range is southern China, Indo-China and western Malesia (including the Philippines).
Helianthemum canum (Hoary Rockrose) (L.) Hornem. 1815
plant species in the cistaceae family
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Carex deflexa (Northern Sedge) Hornem. 1883
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex deflexa, the northern sedge, is a cespitose sedge with purplish brown to reddish brown rhizomes and pale green leafs that are often shorter than stems and 0.9–2.6 mm wide. It is native to Canada, most of the US except the central states, and Greenland.
Sibbaldia cuneata (Wedge Leaf Sibbaldia) hort. ex Hornem. 1842
perennial plant species in the rosaceae family
Sibbaldia cuneata, the cuneate cinquefoil or five finger cinquefoil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Himalaya, China, and Taiwan. As its synonym Potentilla cuneata it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Argemone albiflora (Bluestem Pricklypoppy) Hornem. 1815
annual plant species in the papaveraceae family
Argemone albiflora, the white prickly poppy, also known as the bluestem prickly poppy or the Texas prickly poppy, is a small erect plant with a decorative white flower with a yellow latex. It is deeply rooted with yellow or red stamens. The plant is known for the sharp prickles on its stem and leaves. The sepals fall off as the flower of this plant grows bigger. It grows in the arid regions of the southern Midwest along roadsides and disturbed pieces of land. Native Americans have long revered this plant for its medicinal and other uses.
Potentilla pedata Willd. ex Hornem. 1815
perennial plant species in the rosaceae family
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Leea macrophylla Roxb. ex Hornem. 1813
medicinal plant species in the vitaceae family
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Jasminum laurifolium (Angel-wing Jasmine) Roxb. ex Hornem. 1819
medicinal plant species in the oleaceae family
Jasminum laurifolium, the angel-wing jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Jasminum, native to the Himalayas, Nepal, Assam, Bangladesh, Tibet, south-central and southeast China, Hainan, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its putative form Jasminum laurifolium f. nitidum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Indigofera atropurpurea Buch.-Ham. ex Hornem. 1819
medicinal plant species in the fabaceae family
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Draba aurea (Golden Draba) Vahl ex Hornem. 1806
plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Panicum curviflorum Hornem. 1819
annual and perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Ornithogalum hispidum (Bristle Chink) Hornem. 1813
plant species in the asparagaceae family
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Myosotis lithospermifolia Hornem. 1813
perennial plant species in the boraginaceae family
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