Martinus Houttuyn

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Maarten Houttuyn (1720–1798), Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn, was a Dutch naturalist.

Houttyn was born in Hoorn, studied medicine in Leiden and moved to Amsterdam in 1753. He published many books on natural history. His areas of interest encompassed Pteridophytes, Bryophytes and Spermatophytes. In botanical nomenclature, the standard author abbreviation Houtt. is applied to plants described by him. He is commemorated by the monotypic genus Houttuynia, a member of the Saururaceae from China and Japan.

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The standard author abbreviation Houtt. may be used to indicate this person in citing a botanical name.


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