Carolus Adrianus Johannes Kreutz
Carolus Adrianus Johannes Kreutz (2011)
Born1954
NationalityDutch
Scientific career
Fieldsorchidologist, botanist, taxonomist
Author abbrev. (botany)Kreutz

Carolus Adrianus Johannes "Karel" Kreutz (born 1954) is a Dutch orchidologist, botanical writer and taxonomist, currently affiliated with the Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis in Leiden, Netherlands.[1][2] He is regarded as an exceptionally experienced orchidologist,[3] and has published orchid floras of Cyprus, Turkey, Rhodes, Crimea, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany,[4] and is currently preparing a major overview in ten volumes of all orchid taxa in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, employing modern taxonomy, nomenclature and research techniques.[5]

Kreutz has published over 200 scientific papers, and is the scientific authority for over four hundred plant taxa, predominantly in the Orchidaceae, but also in the genus Orobanche.[6][7]

Honours

The following orchid species have been named in recognition of Kreutz' work on the Orchidaceae:

Publications

  • Kreutz, C.A.J. (1987). De verspreiding van de inheemse orchideeën in Nederland. Zutphen : Thieme. ISBN 978-9003901613.
  • Kreutz, C.A.J. (1992). Orchideeën in Zuid-Limburg. KNNV. ISBN 978-9050110297.
  • Kreutz, C.A.J. (1995). OROBANCHE: Die Sommerwurzarten Europas / The European broomrape species. Meijs Publishers. ISBN 978-9074508056.
  • Kreutz, C.A.J. (1998). Die Orchideen der Türkei. Kreutz & Seckel. ISBN 978-90-9011307-4.
  • Kreutz, C.A.J. (2002). The Orchids of Rhodes and Karpathos. Reulte & Landgraaf, Netherlands: Seckel & Kreutz. ISBN 90-805149-2-6. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  • Kreutz, C.A.J. (2004). Kompendium der Europäischen Orchideen / Catalogue of European Orchids. Kreutz Publishers, Landgraaf. ISBN 978-90-806626-4-3.
  • Kreutz, C.A.J. (2004). Die Orchideen von Zypern / The Orchids of Cyprus. ISBN 978-9080662636.

References

  1. ↑ Fateryga, V.V.; Kreutz, C.A.J.; Fateryga, A.V.; Reinhardt, J. (2013). "Epipactis muelleri Godfery (Orchidaceae), A new species for the Flora of Ukraine" (PDF). Ukrainian Botanical Journal. 70 (5): 652–654. ISSN 0372-4123. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Kreutz, Karel C.A.J.; Sosef, Marc S.M. (April 2014). "(2278) Proposal to conserve the name Serapias helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) (Orchidaceae) with a conserved type". Taxon. 63 (2): 432–434. doi:10.12705/632.26.
  3. ↑ Bateman, Richard (April 2009). "What's in a Name? 1. The Heavy Responsibility of Using a Previously Described Name" (PDF). Journal of the Hardy Orchid Society. 6 (2 (52)): 53–62. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Les. "The Orchids of Cyprus: Book Review" (PDF). Journal of the Hardy Orchid Society. 2 (4(38)): 128. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Karel C.A.J. Kreutz Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Plant Names Search". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Uhlich, Holger; Kreutz, Karel (C.A.J.); Rätzel, Stephan (2015). "A contribution to the taxonomy and phytogeography of Orobanche alba Steph. ex Willd. (Orobanchaceae)". Phytotaxa. 222 (1): 1–16. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.222.1.1. ISSN 1179-3155. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ International Plant Names Index.  Kreutz.
  9. ↑ Ber. Arbeitskreis. Heimische Orchid. 25(2): 168 (166-175; figs.) 2008
  10. ↑ Naturalistes Belges 71(3): 135. 1990 (IK)
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