Carl Fredrik Nyman

Swedish botanist

Carl Fredrik Nyman (31 August 1820 – 26 April 1893) was a Swedish botanist born in Stockholm. His middle name is alternatively spelled Frederik or Frederick.

Nyman was a curator at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm (1855–1889).[1] With Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794–1865) and Theodor Kotschy (1813–1866), he was editor of Analecta Botanica (1854). Among his publications are the following:

The plant genus Nymania (synonym Phyllanthus) was named in his honor by Karl Moritz Schumann. In 1891 Otto Kuntze named the genus Nymanina after him.[1][2]

The standard author abbreviation Nyman is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

## References[edit]

* This article incorporates translated text from an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia.

1. ^ a b BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
2. ^ Synonyms -- N to O
3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Nyman.

## External links[edit]

* Works by or about Carl Fredrik Nyman at Internet Archive

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