J.G.C. Lehmann's 'Botanical Observations' of 1818 on Coldenia, Colsmannia, Cynoglossum, and Omphalodes (commented translation)

Hartmut H Hilger; Theodor C H Cole; Federico Selvi

doi:10.3897/BDJ.2.e1064

J.G.C. Lehmann's 'Botanical Observations' of 1818 on Coldenia, Colsmannia, Cynoglossum, and Omphalodes (commented translation)

Biodivers Data J. 2014 Apr 22:(2):e1064. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1064. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Hartmut H Hilger¹, Theodor C H Cole¹, Federico Selvi²

Affiliations

¹ Freie Universität Berlin - Systematic Botany and Plant Geography, Berlin, Germany.
² Dept. Agrifood Production and Environmental Sciences (DISPAA), Sect. Soil and Plant Sciences, Botanical Laboratory, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.

Abstract

An annotated English translation of a German early 19th century text including Latin diagnoses is presented with a high-quality scan of the original publication and direct links to the cited pages with taxon and literature citations (including TL-2 entries).

Keywords: Boraginaceae; legacy literature republishing; markups; taxonomy; translation.