Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger

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Template:Short description Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger (3 July 1876, Helgoland – 1 September 1953, Berlin) [1] was a German botanist, who specialised in the study of conifers.

He collected plants in the Mato Grosso of Brazil, and from 1945 to 1950 was director of the botanical garden at Berlin-Dahlem.[1][2]

The genera; Pilgerodendron Florin (Cupressaceae),[3] Pilgerina Z.S.Rogers, Nickrent & MalécotScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (family Santalaceae),[4] and Pilgerochloa Eig (Poaceae) are all named in his honour.[2]

Selected bibliography

  • Pilger, R. (1926). Phylogenie und Systematik der Coniferae. In: Engler, A., & Prantl, K. A. E. (eds.). Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien XIII. Leipzig.
  • Pilger, R. (1926). Pinaceae. In: Urban, I. (ed.). Plantae Haitienses III. Ark. Bot. 20 (4): A15: 9–10.
  • Pilger, R. (1931). Die Gattung Juniperus L. Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 43: 255–269.

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The standard author abbreviation Pilg. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ a b Universität Zürich UZH Zürcher Herbarien - Sammler Details
  2. ↑ a b Google Books CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names ..., Volume 1 by Umberto Quattrocchi
  3. ↑ The Gymnosperm Database Template:Webarchive Pilgerodendron uviferum
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