Johan Hermans
British botanist (born 1956)
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Johan Hermans (born 1956)[1] is a British botanist specialising in orchids, and an Honorary Research Associate of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[2] His The Orchids of Madagascar, described as "a now classic work", was published in a second edition in 2007.[3]
The species Gastrodia agnicellus, which he described in 2020, has been called "the ugliest orchid in the world"[4] and named by Kew as one of the "Top 10 species new to science in 2020".[5]
The standard author abbreviation Hermans is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]
Selected publications
- Hermans, Johan; Hermans, Clare (2007). The orchids of Madagascar (2nd ed.). Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. ISBN 9781842461334.
