Max Burret
Karl Ewald Maximilian Burret | |
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| Born | June 6, 1883 |
| Died | September 19, 1964 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | German |
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| Fields | Botany |
Karl Ewald Maximilian Burret, commonly known as Max Burret (6 June 1883 – 19 September 1964) was a German
botanist
.
Burret was born in
Berlin University
.
Burret made numerous travels in Europe and Africa, as well as South America. He was invited by the
indigenous to the region. Shortly after his return to Germany, he voyaged to the Old World tropics, visiting Sri Lanka, the Malay Peninsula, Java, and Sumatra in 1938 and 1939. Burret was among the first botanists to conduct ground-breaking research on palms, beginning in Africa and later in South America and Indomalaysia. He identified, named and classified dozens of palm species, including Rhapis multifida (finger palm) and Livistona beccariana. He also named and classified other tropical flora, chiefly those of the linden family. The names of several genera of palm trees were named after him, including the genera Maxburretia and Burretiokentia
.
Burret is the author of numerous systematic papers on the floral families Tiliaceae (the linden family) and Palmae (the palm family). He died in Berlin.
References
- BurretCEM at www.nationaalherbarium.nl
- [1] Rhapis Palms named by Max Burret
- Studies in the genus Livistona (Arecaceae) at www.apscience.org.au
Scholia has a profile for Max Burret (Q78365).
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