Dr Norbert Holstein
Senior Curator in Charge, Ferns and General
Department: Life Sciences
Division: LS Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Group: Researcher
Specialisms: Plant taxonomy, Systematics
- Phone: 020 7942 5349
Summary
I am the Senior Curator in Charge for General Herbarium I (gymnosperms, "basal" angiosperms, monocots, and non-core eudicots until the Vitales) and also supervising Gen. Herb. II and Pteridophytes.My research interests mainly cover plant taxonomy (Fagales, Cucurbitaceae, Boraginales) and the history of botany, but also extend to phylogenetics, plant morphology, and pollination biology.
Qualifications
Degrees
- PhD, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, 2007 - 2012
- Diploma, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany, 2003 - 2007
Academic
- Postdoctoral fellow, University of Bonn, Nees-Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen, Germany, 2014 - 2018
- Research scientist, Botanische Staatssammlung München, Germany, 2012 - 2014
- Research assistant, Botanische Staatssammlung München, Germany, 2012 - 2012
Highlighted publications
- Holstein N, Gottschling M (2018) Flowers of Halgania (Ehretiaceae, Boraginales) are set up for being buzzed and the role of intertwining anther trichomes. Flora 240, 7 - 15. doi: 10.1016/j.flora.2017.12.005
- Holstein N, Luebert F (2017) Taxonomy: stable taxon boundaries. Nature 548, 158 - 158. doi: 10.1038/548158d
- Holstein N, Renner SS (2011) A dated phylogeny and collection records reveal repeated biome shifts in the African genus Coccinia(Cucurbitaceae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 11, doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-28
- Holstein N Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54, 1 - 166. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.54.3285
- Holstein N, Tamer SE, Weigend M The nutty world of hazel names – a critical taxonomic checklist of the genus Corylus (Betulaceae). European Journal of Taxonomy doi: 10.5852/ejt.2018.409
- Holstein N, Weigend M No taxon left behind? – a critical taxonomic checklist of Carpinus and Ostrya (Coryloideae, Betulaceae). European Journal of Taxonomy doi: 10.5852/ejt.2017.375
Highlighted publications
- Holstein N, Gottschling M (2018) Flowers of Halgania (Ehretiaceae, Boraginales) are set up for being buzzed and the role of intertwining anther trichomes. Flora 240, 7 - 15. doi: 10.1016/j.flora.2017.12.005
- Holstein N, Luebert F (2017) Taxonomy: stable taxon boundaries. Nature 548, 158 - 158. doi: 10.1038/548158d
- Holstein N, Renner SS (2011) A dated phylogeny and collection records reveal repeated biome shifts in the African genus Coccinia(Cucurbitaceae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 11, doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-28
- Holstein N Monograph of Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54, 1 - 166. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.54.3285
- Holstein N, Tamer SE, Weigend M The nutty world of hazel names – a critical taxonomic checklist of the genus Corylus (Betulaceae). European Journal of Taxonomy doi: 10.5852/ejt.2018.409
- Holstein N, Weigend M No taxon left behind? – a critical taxonomic checklist of Carpinus and Ostrya (Coryloideae, Betulaceae). European Journal of Taxonomy doi: 10.5852/ejt.2017.375