Johan Hermans

Johan Hermans (born 1956)[1] is a British botanist specialising in orchids, and an Honorary Research Associate of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[2] His The Orchids of Madagascar, described as "a now classic work", was published in a second edition in 2007.[3]

The species Gastrodia agnicellus, which he described in 2020, has been called "the ugliest orchid in the world"[4] and named by Kew as one of the "Top 10 species new to science in 2020".[5]

The standard author abbreviation Hermans is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

Selected publications

  • Hermans, Johan; Hermans, Clare (2007). The orchids of Madagascar (2nd ed.). Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. ISBN 9781842461334.

References

  1. ^ "Johan Hermans". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  2. ^ "Johan Hermans". www.kew.org. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Orchids of Madagascar". blackwells.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ Carrington, Damian (17 December 2020). "'Ugliest orchid in the world' among 2020's new plant discoveries". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Top 10 species new to science in 2020". www.kew.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index. Hermans.


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