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Booberg, Karl Gunnar

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 5: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement I)

Born: 1892, Orebro, Sweden. Died: Oct. 28, 1944, Tjimahi, Java.

career:

Peat expert and plant geographer who took his degree at Uppsala in 1930; till 1924 he was employed in Sweden, at first as Assistant in the Geological Service at Stockholm, subsequently by the ‘Svenska Mosskulturföreningen’, Jönköping; since 1925 employed at the Java Sugar Experiment Station (Pasoeroean), respectively Group-Adviser at Modjokerto 1925-26, Inspector of the Field Service 1926-28, Asst Director of the Agricultural Department 1928-34 and Director of the same Department 1934-41. After his retirement he settled at Djoenggo, Poenten (E. Java).

He is the author of many papers, principally concerning cane-breeding, but of some plant-sociological publications on the Malaysian flora too.¹

Collecting localities:

1925. E. Java: Poeger.-1926. Poeger.-1927. Sumatra East Coast.-1928. E. Java: Poeger (with Backer).-1929. G. Watangan, Poeger.-1930. Centr. Java: Watoe Oeloe, Koedoes, Rembang-1931. W. Java: Indramajoe, Cheribon.-1934. Islands in the Bay of Bantam and Batavia.-1936. E. Java: at Bondowoso with Clason (see there) (Sept. 6).-1940. Centr. Java: Solo.

Collecting was done too in S. Priangan, W. Java, and at Gradjagan (SE. Java).

collections:

Herb. Uppsala [UPS]: 500 dune plants (pres. 1928); Herb. Pasoer. [PAS now in BO]: 68 nos, and Booberg & Backer 24 nos; Herb. Bog. [BO]: e.g. 19 specim. Clason & Booberg, without numbers. The specimens preserved at Pasoeroean and Buitenzorg are for the greater part without dates. Also some sheets in Herb. Nat. Hist. Mus. Stockholm [S]. Also some dupl. in Herb. Lund [LD].

literature:

(1) ‘Een plantensociologisch onderzoek der duinen bij Poeger’ (Hand. 5e N.I. Nat. Wet. Congr. Soerabaja 1928, p. 366-377, 11 fig., 1 map); ‘De grondvormen, étages en phytocoenosen van Java’s vegetatie’ (l.c. 6e Congr. Bandoeng 1932, p. 328-352); ‘Die malayische Strandflora. Eine Revision der Schimperschen Artenliste’ (Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 66, 1933, p. 1-39); ‘Ipomoea pes caprae Roth in het binnenland van Java en Bali (Inland occurrence of Ipomoea pes caprae Roth), with an English summary’ (Hand. 7e N.I. Nat. Wet. Congr. Batavia 1936, p.403-410); ‘Verband tusschen klimatologische factoren en vegetatie’ (l.c. 8e Congr. Soerabaja 1939, p. 351-357).

biographical data:

Arch. Suikerindustrie in Ned. en N.I. 1941, p. 308-313.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature Biographical data
	Booberg, Karl Gunnar
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors) (Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 5: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement I)
	Born: 1892, Orebro, Sweden. Died: Oct. 28, 1944, Tjimahi, Java.
	career: Peat expert and plant geographer who took his degree at Uppsala in 1930; till 1924 he was employed in Sweden, at first as Assistant in the Geological Service at Stockholm, subsequently by the ‘Svenska Mosskulturföreningen’, Jönköping; since 1925 employed at the Java Sugar Experiment Station (Pasoeroean), respectively Group-Adviser at Modjokerto 1925-26, Inspector of the Field Service 1926-28, Asst Director of the Agricultural Department 1928-34 and Director of the same Department 1934-41. After his retirement he settled at Djoenggo, Poenten (E. Java). He is the author of many papers, principally concerning cane-breeding, but of some plant-sociological publications on the Malaysian flora too.¹
	Collecting localities: 1925. E. Java: Poeger.-1926. Poeger.-1927. Sumatra East Coast.-1928. E. Java: Poeger (with Backer).-1929. G. Watangan, Poeger.-1930. Centr. Java: Watoe Oeloe, Koedoes, Rembang-1931. W. Java: Indramajoe, Cheribon.-1934. Islands in the Bay of Bantam and Batavia.-1936. E. Java: at Bondowoso with Clason (see there) (Sept. 6).-1940. Centr. Java: Solo. Collecting was done too in S. Priangan, W. Java, and at Gradjagan (SE. Java).
	collections: Herb. Uppsala [UPS]: 500 dune plants (pres. 1928); Herb. Pasoer. [PAS now in BO]: 68 nos, and Booberg & Backer 24 nos; Herb. Bog. [BO]: e.g. 19 specim. Clason & Booberg, without numbers. The specimens preserved at Pasoeroean and Buitenzorg are for the greater part without dates. Also some sheets in Herb. Nat. Hist. Mus. Stockholm [S]. Also some dupl. in Herb. Lund [LD].
	literature: (1) ‘Een plantensociologisch onderzoek der duinen bij Poeger’ (Hand. 5e N.I. Nat. Wet. Congr. Soerabaja 1928, p. 366-377, 11 fig., 1 map); ‘De grondvormen, étages en phytocoenosen van Java’s vegetatie’ (l.c. 6e Congr. Bandoeng 1932, p. 328-352); ‘Die malayische Strandflora. Eine Revision der Schimperschen Artenliste’ (Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 66, 1933, p. 1-39); ‘Ipomoea pes caprae Roth in het binnenland van Java en Bali (Inland occurrence of Ipomoea pes caprae Roth), with an English summary’ (Hand. 7e N.I. Nat. Wet. Congr. Batavia 1936, p.403-410); ‘Verband tusschen klimatologische factoren en vegetatie’ (l.c. 8e Congr. Soerabaja 1939, p. 351-357).
	biographical data: Arch. Suikerindustrie in Ned. en N.I. 1941, p. 308-313.