Career

Collecting localities

Collections

 

Hermens, M.C.L.

 

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)

 

Born: 1925, Ambij, L., Netherlands.

 

career:

Studied tropical silviculture at Wageningen Agricultural College. His study was interrupted from 1947-50, when he was serving for his number in the army in the then Dutch East Indies. At first he was stationed in Celebes, subsequently at Batavia, and about mid-1948 transferred to Buitenzorg at his own request with the possibility to continue his agricultural studies there. He passed his final examination at Wageningen in January 1955 and got an appointment with the Dutch Forest Administration in Limburg.

 

Collecting localities:

1948-50. W. Java. Mostly from Buitenzorg (Bogor) and vicinity; G. Gedeh, G. Salak; between Buitenzorg and Serang; vicinity of Bandung.

 

collections:

About 300 specimens, aiming at collecting at least 1 species, sometimes more, of each family occurring in Indonesia. Identified by Dr van Slooten, Endert, a.o. In 1951 presented to Herb. Wageningen [WAG].