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even more famous Alexander von Humboldt, explorer C.S. Kunth (d. 1850) was a German botanist who became Humboldt's assistant in Paris and named many of the plants collected by Humboldt and Bonpland in the New World 1799-1804. So the designation "HBK" on many species reflects the collection by the travellers and the taxonomic work by Kunth. Humboldt was a ranking member of the scientific community in Paris and so it is not surprising that one of the huckleberries was named for his friend J.-L. Gay-Lussac. On 26 Aug 2013 at 7:50, David & Alison Webster wrote: > > Hi Steve & All, > Fernald specifies the chemist L.J. (1778-1850; 'original'). The H > of HBK is Friedrich Wilhelm > Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859). > Gaylussacia is New World; N & S America. But no doubt was named by > HBK to honor J.L. G-L. > Many New World plants and animals were described by Europeans. > Yt, DW > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steve Shaw > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 5:02 PM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] re names for huckleberry -- was this > year's blueberry and > huckleberry crop ? > Hi Dave: So it's not named for a descendant, it's for the > 'original' Gay-Lussac, who is > sometimes known as J.L. and sometimes L.J.? Is the first author > of your reference the > equally or perhaps even more famous Alexander von Humboldt, > explorer-polymath, his > contemporary and colleague? In the early 1800s together they > demonstrated that the > composition of the atmosphere did not change with altitude, for > instance. If what has > become known as the huckleberry was discovered as a European > genus in the first place by > v.H. et al., mutual respect and friendship could explain how > v.H. came to honour G-L in this > way, by naming the genus Gaylussacia. Does this sound correct? > Steve > On 26-Aug-13, at 4:44 AM, David & Alison Webster wrote: > Hi Steve & All, Aug 26, 2013 > Yes the genus, delineatd by HBK (Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth), > was named for > Louis JosephGay-Lussac according to Fernald. > Yt, DW > > ----- Original Message ----- > From:Steve Shaw > To:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent:Monday, August 26, 2013 2:28 PM > Subject:Re: [NatureNS] re names for huckleberry -- was this > year's blueberry > and huckleberry crop ? > An odd genus name, but presumably it's Gaylussacia not > Gaylussaica in the > other post, relating somehow to the family name of the famous > French chemist > Joseph Gay-Lussac, born in the 1700s and an author of one of the > gas laws. > Apparently some of his descendants live in Ontario -- is that > the name > connection to the plant, that it was discovered first and named > by, or for, one of > them? Steve > > On 26-Aug-13, at 12:01 PM, James W. Wolford wrote: > > Gaylussacia baccata and G. dumosa, huckleberry and bog > huckleberry, > respectively, in family Ericaceae or heather/heath family. Jim > in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > > From:Dave&Jane Schlosberg <dschlosb- > g@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date:August 26, 2013 10:26:25 AM ADT > To:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject:Re: [NatureNS] this year's blueberry and > huckleberry crop ? > Reply-To:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Would someone please give me the Latin name for > "huckleberries"? I am aware of more than one species that > have > that common name. Thanks. > Jane > > From:Henk Kwindt > Sent:Sunday, August 25, 2013 8:56 PM > To:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject:Re: [NatureNS] this year's blueberry and huckleberry > crop > ? > > > > > A few days ago I was looking for huckleberries in Queens county > and there were > hardly any. > Here in Cow Bay there are lots of blackberries but it is hard to > find ripe ones what I > blame on the robbins which seem to be everywhere this summer, > never seen so many > here. Of course, the robbins go where the berries are, but they > used to leave lots for > me, however not this summer. > Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From:Dusan Soudek > To:NatureNS > Sent:Sunday, August 25, 2013 5:00 PM > Subject:[NatureNS] this year's blueberry and huckleberry crop ? > > The wild berry season is upon us, but I am finding very, very > few ripe fruit. I > have recently visited some of my favourite berry spots in or > near HRM, but am > finding the crop very poor compared to last year. Particularly > so for > huckleberries. Any observations from wild berry pickers > elsewhere in the > province? > Dusan Soudek > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/6594 - Release Date: > 08/20/13 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Dr Eric L. Mills Dept. of Oceanography Dalhousie University 1355 Oxford Street PO Box 15000 Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, CANADA e.mills@dal.ca http://oceanography.dal.ca/person/Emeriti/Eric_L._Mills.html ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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