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Voogd, Cornelis Nicolaas Abraham de

 

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

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

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

 

Born: 1895, Utrecht; Holland. Died: 1970, Wassenaar, Netherlands.

 

career:

Forest Officer, in 1924 appointed in the employ of the D.E. Indian Forest Service. After some years in the teak districts of Java,1 he was transferred to South Sumatra, respectively stationed at Palembang, Kepahiang, and Lahat. From 1933-37 he was in charge of the forests of the Lesser Sunda Islands, stationed at Singaradja in Bali; subsequently in the Head Office (Buitenzorg), and later in charge of the forests of Buitenzorg Residency. After the war he was evacuated to Holland, and pensioned off. At present employed by the Dutch Government on behalf of nature preservation.

Author of sylvicultural papers in ‘Tectona’, and of numerous enthusiastic reports on his trips in ‘De Tropische Natuur’ (see below).

Dendrochilum devoogdii J.J.Sm. was named after him (cf. Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936).

 

Collecting localities:

1924

1925

1926

1927

1927-30

1928

1929

1931-33

1931

1932

1933

1933-36

1934

1935

1936

1937-42

1938

1939

1940

1941

1924. W. Java: G. Gede(h) (Tjibodas, Tjibeureum); Centr. Java: Grobogan, G. Moeria (= Moerjo); E. Java: Krondong.-1925. Centr. Java: Grobogan, Getes; E. Java: Kedawak.-1926. E. Java: Krondong, Djombang teak forests, Moenoeng, G. Ardjoeno. -1927. Centr. Java: Gadoengan (slopes of G. Lawoe); teak forests in Rembang; E. Java: Moenoeng, Djombang, Wonosalam, Rawah Panas (Apr.), Tengger Mts (May, collecting at Ranoe Pani, Djarak Idjoe, Tosari), Sarangan (slope G. Lawoe), G. Kloet (= Keloed).-S. Sumatra (Dec. 4, 1927-mid-Jan. 1930), mainly in Palembang Residency,2 but also in Benkoelen and the Lampong Districts: at Kajoeagoeng, Moeara Doea, Talang Batoetoe, Pladjoe, Ranau Lake (Dec. 16 and 27, 1927), several times near Liwa and Kroë (= Kroeï), G. Tanggamoes (July 6-11, 1928) and other localities in the Lampong Districts (Nov. 6, 1928, and in Jan., Febr. 27-28, and March 1, 1929), G. Dempo (May 20, 1929), G. Kaba (Nov. 26); S. Sumatra (Jan. 1931-March 1933), principally in Benkoelen Res.,3 and occasionally in Palembang Res., in 1931: G. Kaba (Jan.), Bt Daoen (Febr. 27), G. Kaba (March 1), Bt Daoen (March 29), G. Kaba (May 31, Nov. 10), G. Dempo (Dec. 17); in 1932: G. Kaba (March 15-24), Bt Daoen (Apr. 1), G. Dempo (July 9), G. Seminoeng (July 17-18), G. Dempo (Oct. 12); in 1933: G. Serillo (Jan. 14), G. Pesagi (March 26-28), G. Dempo (Apr. 6); and several other localities in Benkoelen Res. in these years, viz at Kepahiang, Tambang Sawah, Tjoeroep, Lais, Lebong Pasir Lebar, Kroë, Kota Donak, Way Tenong, Rimbo Pengaden, G. Beriti, Djoepi besar, etc.-Lesser Sunda Islands (Apr. 1933-36),4 principally in Bali in the following localities: Lake Bratan, Tedjagoela (on the N. coast), Tjatoer, Gilimanoek (W. coast), Tjandi kesoema, Karengasem, N. and NW. coast, G. Moengsoe, Perapatagoeng (NW. peninsula), Djembrana, Kintamani, Koeboe, Banjoewedan, Seraja, Soemberklampok, Sendang-1933. In Lombok: G. Rindjani (June 25); Bali: G. Agoeng (July 4); Soembawa (July 13-19); Flores: Endeh (July 27-Aug. 1), climbing Keli Moetoe (July 30); Lombok (Aug.): above Soeranadi, Poesoeh Pass, G. Rindjani, Sembalong Plain; E. and W. Soemba (Sept. 24-25); Soembawa (Oct. 28-Nov. 1), Batoelanta.-1934. Bali: G. Agoeng (March 2-5), Batoe Kaoe (Apr. 16); Timor (May 6-8), collecting in the Fatoelea Mts; Flores: Badjawi (= Badjawa) (May 14), Roeteng Mts (May 17), Keli Moetoe (May 19), S. coast Maomere (May 20); Bali: Peak of Tabenan (Sept. 27), Batoe Kaoe (Oct. 14); Centr., E. & W. Soemba (Nov. 25-27); W., Centr. & E. Soemba (Nov. 29-Dec. 5).-1935. Bali: Batoe Kaoe (Jan. 23, Apr. 8); Lombok (May 5-6): S. Praja and G. Rindjani; Bali: G. Batoer (May 17), Sangeh (May 21), G. Batoer (May 25, June 30); W. Soembawa (June 7); Soemba, principally in the eastern part (June 9); Flores: Keli Moetoe (June 16), Maomere (18), Endeh (19); Bali: G. Agoeng (Aug. 9, Sept. 20); Lombok: Sengkol (Oct. 28); E. Soemba (Oct. 28-Nov. 1): Arambola and Maria; W. Soemba (Nov. 5-8): Lambaja, Langa Liroe, Prailangina; Timor (Nov. 13-18): G. Moetis (in central part), Atanboea, Soë, etc.; P. Semaoe (Nov. 19).5-1936. In Bali: Batoe Kane (March), G. Abang (March 24), G. Batoer (May 13); Noesa Penida (islet near Bali) (May 27-29); E. & W. Soemba (May 28-June 6): Lea, Prailangina and Waingapoe; Soembawa (June 7-11): E. and W. part and Soembawabesar; Lombok (June 13-18): G. Rindjani, Segara Anak; Bali: G. Batoer (July 1); Flores (Sept. 1-18): Keli Moetoe, Keo Pick (_ Peak), Manggarai; P. Komodo (Sept. 20).-Java (1937-42). 1938. W. Java: P. Doea (Bantam) (Apr. 10), G. Tjibodas-Tjianten, Sitoe Goenoeng; Centr. Java: Diëng Plateau.-1939. W. Java: environs of Buitenzorg, (D)Janglappa (Dec. 19).6-1940. W. Java: Djasinga (Jan. 30); Kramat, N of Tangerang (March), Pasar Ikan (Dec.), Janglappa,6 Maoek, Ima Leutik, Oedjoeng Koelon, Meeuwen Island (W of Bantam) and P. Pajong.-1941. W. Java: G. Salak, G. Boender and Kawah Ratoe (Jan. 8); Peperbaai (June 28), Nirmala (Bantam) (Aug. 30), Tjipeundeuj above Tjinegara (Pondok Gedeh) (Nov. 12). In these years collecting certainly in numerous other localities in W. Java.

 

collections:

Herb. Bog. [BO]: c. 3000 nos, partly also numbered in the F.R.I. bb. series (cf. sub Forest Research Institute, Buitenzorg [BZF]). Nos 1-572 from Sumatra (mainly from Palembang Res.), nos 601-1026 from Java (coll. 1924-27), nos 1050-1573 from Sumatra (mainly from Benkoelen Res.), nos 1600-2873 from the Lesser Sunda Islands, subsequent numbers from Java again (1937 onwards); Herb. Leiden [L]: Sumatra dupl. (1928-29), and partial set (c. 1450 nos) (purch. 1948).

 

literature:

(1) C.N.A. de Voogd: ‘Voorjaar in het djatibosch’ (Trop. Nat. 16, 1927, p. 165-168, 9 fig.); ‘Iets over de oro-oro’s in onze djatibosschen’ (l.c. 17, 1928, p. 98-101, 8 fig.).

(2) C.N.A. de Voogd: ‘Van boomen en struiken rondom de stad Palembang’ (l.c. 18, 1929, p. 105-111, 10 fig.); ‘Van het waterland rond Palembang’ (l.c. 21, 1932, p. 59-65, 10 fig.).

(3) C.N.A. de Voogd: ‘Botanische aanteekeningen uit de Res. Benkoelen’ (Lc. 21, 1932, p. 218-222, 9 fig.; 22, 1933, p. 224-229, 9 fig.; 23, 1934, p. 81-85, 8 fig.) (resp. dealing with Djoepi besar and vicinity, G. Kaba, and G. Beriti).

(4) C.N.A. de Voogd: ‘Botanische aanteekeningen van de Kleine Soenda Eilanden’ I-IX, comprising: ‘Inleiding en Soemba’ (l.c. 25, 1936, p. 113-119, 3 fig.), ‘Soemba’ (l.c. p. 145-152, fig. 4-17), ‘Bali’ (l.c. 26, 1937, p. 1-9, 8 fig., and p. 37-40, fig. 8-9), ‘Een tocht naar Noesa Penida’ (l.c. p. 161-165, 6 fig.), ‘Naar de roode Eucalyptus-bosschen in bet bergland van M. Timor’ (l.c. 27, 1938, p. 57-63, 11 fig.), ‘Naar de gekleurde meren van den Keli Moetoe op Flores’ (l.c. p. 119-125, 8 fig.), ‘Een tocht naar de Tambora op Soembawa’ (l.c. p. 172-181, 7 fig.), ‘De Batoer op Bali’ (l.c. 29, 1940, p. 37-53, 15 fig.), ‘De Rindjani op Lombok’ (l.c. 30, 1941, p. 97-105, 119-127, 15 fig.); ‘Naar de varanen van Komodo’ (11e Versl. N.I. Ver. t. Nat. Besch. 1936-38, 1939, p. 304-309, fig. 108-115).

C.N.A. de Voogd & D.F. van Slooten: ‘Het heilige bosch van Sangeh (Zuid-Bali)’ (Natuur in Indië 1939, p. 42-45, w. ill.).

Typed reports of the following trips are available in the Forest Research Institute at Buitenzorg: W. & Centr. Soembawa, E. Soemba and Flores (Endeh) (July 9-Aug. 9, 1933); Timor and Flores (Apr. 30-May 30, 1934); Soembawa and Soemba (Nov. 22-Dec. 12, 1934); Soembawa, Soemba and Timor (Oct. 27-Nov. 27,1935); Soemba and Soembawa (May 24-June 11, 1936); Flores (Sept. 9-24, 1936).

(5) C.N.A. de Voogd: ‘Naar de slijkvulkanen van Poelau Semaoe’ (Trop. Nat. 25 Jubil. no, 1936, p. 68-72, 9 fig.).

(6) C.N.A. de Voogd: ‘De bosculturen van Janlappa’ (Tectona 38, 1948, p. 63-76, incl. Engl. summary).

 

biographical data:

Fl. Mal. Bull. no 25, 1971, p. 1879-1880.