The Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Belgium and Luxembourg ...

THE LICHENS OF BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG. AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST 31
Fig. 17. Excerpt from the
‘Prodrome de la Flore Belge’
by De Wildeman (1898: 463).
Extrait du ‘Prodrome de la
Flore Belge’ par De Wildeman
(1898: 463).
Passage uit de ‘Prodrome
de la Flore Belge’ van De
Wildeman (1898: 463).
In Luxembourg, botanist J.-P.-J. Koltz (1827-1907) hardly knew lichen taxonomy but
nevertheless wanted to publish a complete ‘Prodrome’ of the flora of his country. He can
claim credit for having gathered all available lichen collections and having submitted
them to foreign colleagues for identification. Unfortunately, the results were published
in a very uncritical way. The work was first published in 1885 for the macrolichens only,
and eventually in 1897 for all lichens (Fig. 18). The work of mycologist J. Feltgen from
Mersch (1833-1904) should also be pointed out, as he collected and published more than
150 lichen species, mostly gathered near Mersch (Feltgen 1902, a work published by his
son E. Feltgen).
Fig. 18. Excerpt from the
‘Prodrome de la flore du
Grand-Duché de Luxembourg’
by Koltz (1897:
325).
Extrait du ‘Prodrome de
la flore du Grand-Duché
de Luxembourg’ par Koltz
(1897: 325).
Passage uit de ‘Prodrome
de la flore du Grand-
Duché de Luxembourg’
van Koltz (1897: 325).