Gualterio Looser Schallemberg
Gualterio Looser Schallemberg (born September 4, 1898 in Santiago de Chile , † July 22, 1982 ibid) was a Swiss-Chilean botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Looser ".
According to Looser, the plant species are Solanum looseri Buk. (Solanaceae) Aloysia looseri Mold. (Verbenaceae), Amaranthus looseri Suess. (Amaranthaceae), Astragalus looseri Johnst. (Fabaceae), Nassauvia looseri Cabr. (Asteraceae), and Tropaeolum looseri Sparre (Tropaeolaceae).
Works (selection)
- Geografía Botánica de Chile, translation of the work "Principles of Plant Distribution in Chile" by Karl F. Reiche
- 1928 Botánica miscelánea. Revista Univ. (Santiago) 13, 523
- 1935 Smith LB & Looser G. Las especies chilenas del género Puya. Revista Univ . (Santiago) 20, 241-279.
- 1948 The ferns of southern Chile. Amer. Fern J. 38, 33-44
- 1955 Los helechos (Pteridófitos) de Chile central. Moliniana 1,5-95
- 1973 El botánico chileno Eberhard Kausel. Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 15, 137
Herbarium
His collection is now in the herbarium “Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève” in Geneva .
Web links
- Genus Looseria
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Gualterio Looser Schallemberg at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Looser Schallemberg, Gualterio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss-Chilean botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de Chile |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1982 |
| Place of death | Santiago de Chile |