Martinus Houttuyn

Houttuynia cordata

Maarten Houttuyn or Houttuijn (1720, Hoorn – May 2, 1798, Amsterdam), Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn, was a Dutch naturalist.

Houttuyn was born in Hoorn, studied medicine in Leiden and moved to Amsterdam in 1753. He published many books on natural history. His areas of interest encompassed Pteridophytes, Bryophytes and Spermatophytes. In botanical nomenclature, the standard author abbreviation Houtt. is applied to plants described by him. He is commemorated by the monotypic genus Houttuynia, a member of the Saururaceae from China and Japan.

The standard author abbreviation Houtt. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

External links

• 'Houtkunde' – A representation of inland and foreign wood by Martinus Houttuyn, 1773
• ipni.org The International Plant Names Index
• M. Boeseman, W. de Ligny, Martinus Houttuyn (1720–1798) and his contributions to the natural sciences, with emphasis on zoology, Zoologische Verhandelingen 349, 2004, p. 1-222 PDF

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Name	Houttuyn, Martinus
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Date of birth	1720
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Date of death	May 2, 1798
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