Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (1817 - 1908) was a German botanist and geologist. Born in Stralsund, he followed the example of Alexander von Humboldt and traveled 1844-56 to the north of South America. He died 1908 in Berlin-Grunewald.
Selected bibliography
- Florae Columbiae ... 1859-1869.
- Chemismus der Pflanzenzelle 1869.
- Deutsche Flora. Pharmaceutisch-medicinische Botanik 1880-1883; second edition 1894–1895.
References
External links
- Florae Columbiae :terrarumque adiacentium specimina selecta in peregrinatione duodecim annorum observata: delineavit et descripsit H. Karsten at the Biodiversity Heritage library
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