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Index of Botanists

NameCosson, Ernest Staint-Charles
Date of birth1819
Date of death1889
Remarks [author note: Herbarium and types: P, P-CO, PC; additional material at AL, AUT, AWH, B, BM, BR, C, CN, CORD, DWC, E, F, FI, G, GB, GE, GH, GOET, JE, K, LE (2,210), LY, M (lichens), MO, MPU, NY, OXF, PH, US, W, WELC (now at NY)] [collector note: Algeria (1853-1890): AL, AUT, B, BM, BR, C, CN, CORD, FI, G, GB, GE, GH, JE, K, LE, LY, MO, MPU, P, US. France (1840-1869): B, F, G, GB, P, PC, US, W, WELC; Italy: G, LY, P. Morocco (1857-1890): BM, C, E, G, GB, K (1,553), LE, MO, OXF, P (1,761). Tunisia (1857-1890): AL, AWH, B, BM, CN, K (682), LE, LY, MPU, P (1,000). Original herbarium: P (phan., pter.), PC (crypt.), P-CO. Cosson also distributed Algerian plants collected by Bourgeau, Kralik, Warion and others and Moroccon plants collected by Baumier, Ibrahim, Mardochée and others]
ASA Botanist ID100574 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/7dd3d438-6132-4efd-a663-10429531a272
Variant nameCosson, Ernest
Variant nameErnest Staint-Charles Cosson
Author nameCosson
B & P Author Abbrev.Coss.
Standard/Label NameE. S.-C. Cosson
Full NameCosson, Ernest Staint-Charles
Geography AuthorFrance
Geography CollectorAlgeria,  France,  Italy,  Morocco,  Tunisia
Specialty AuthorAlgae
Specialty AuthorBryophytes
Specialty AuthorFungi and Lichens
Specialty AuthorPteridophytes
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Specialty CollectorAlgae
Specialty CollectorBryophytes
Specialty CollectorFungi
Specialty CollectorLichens
Specialty CollectorPhanerogams
Specialty CollectorPteridophytes
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as Author Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht
Citation as AuthorTL2/S
Citation as CollectorIndex Herbariorum - Collectors A-D
Member of teams/groups
Author in Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris
Author in Notes Pl. Crit.
Author in Ill. Fl. Atlant.
Author in Observ. Pl. Env. Paris
Author in Introd. Fl. Anal. Paris
Author in Suppl. Cat. Pl. Paris
Author in Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris, ed. 2
Author in Atlas Fl. Paris
Author in Atlas Fl. Paris, ed. 2
Author in Syn. Anal. Fl. Paris
Author in Syn. Anal. Fl. Paris, ed. 2
Author in Syn. Anal. Fl. Paris, ed. 3
Author in Comp. Fl. Atlant.
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by E. S.-C. Cosson
Collections in[no date] (2),  1844 (1),  1847 (1),  1849 (1),  1850 (1),  1852 (1),  1854 (3),  1859 (1),  1861 (1),  1867 (2),  1870 (1),  1875 (1),  1876 (3),  1883 (1),  1884 (1)
Collector Teams:E. S.-C. Cosson & M. C. Durieu M.-1  E. S.-C. Cosson & M. C. Durieu M.-2  Cosson & Kralik  Bentham & Cosson  E. S.-C. Cosson & M. C. Durieu M.-3  E. S. -C. Cosson & B. Balansa 
Author Teams:Cosson & Durieu  Cosson & Durieu  Cosson & Kralik  Bentham & Cosson  Cosson & Durieu  Coss. & Balansa