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Gert Cornelius Nel (6 April 1885 – 16 February 1950) was a South African botanist. His formal botanical author abbreviation is Nel. The genus ''Nelia'', a flowering plant of the Aizoaceae family, is named in his honor. ==Biography== Nel was born in 1885 in Greytown, Natal Province on a farm.〔Nel, Gert Cornelius. (The Gibbaeum Handbook. "About the Author" section. )〕 He earned a BA at the University of Stellenbosch then earned a doctorate in botany at the University of Berlin under both Adolf Engler and Gottlieb Haberlandt. Nel emphasized African plant species in his studies, especially in the families Amaryllidaceae and Hypoxidaceae. He provided numerous first descriptions of species of the genera Forbesia, Ianthe, Hypoxis, and Rhodohypoxis. In 1921, Nel became a Professor of Botany at the University of Stellenbosch, a position he would hold until his death. Nel published the first book on the plant genus ''Lithops'' in the Aizoaceae family in 1946, entitled ''Lithops''.〔(Google Books description of ''Lithops'' )〕 ''Lithops'' are native to southern Africa and known for their stone-like appearance. Nel died in Stellenbosch in 1950. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gert Cornelius Nel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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