Typification of plant names published by Jacob Henrik af Forselles

摘要

The plant names Artemisia coarctata and Poa remota published by Jacob Henrik af Forselles (1785-1855) are lectotypified. An earlier designation of a neotype for P. remota is corrected to be a lectotype. The type specimens have been collected in the biogeographical province of Karelia australis, SE Finland. The mining superintendent tacob Henrik af Forselles (27.XII. 1785-13.VI. 1855) was born at Ruotsinpyhtaa (Stromfors), Finland and died in Stockholm, Sweden. He passed his matriculation on 21 Apr. 1801 at Uppsala, Sweden and studied natural sciences at the Uppsala University for some time. He obtained the degree of Court of Appeal in 1806 and a degree in mining in 1812, both at Uppsala. He was honoured with the title jurisprudent in 1813. In 1814 he was appointed to an amanuensis of the Mineralogy Cabinet, and was honoured by the mines master title in 1815. In 1817 he was appointed mining superintendent of the Sala silver mines in Uppland, Sweden. He led the Swedish geological investigations in 1838-1855, and at the same time he owned the Stromfors factories at Ruotsinpyhtaa, Finland. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 1817 (Student register 2006).