Ryszard Ochyra
Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. He has focused on moss systematics of the Southern Hemisphere, specifically in the families Amblystegiaceae, Dicranaceae, Grimmiaceae, and Seligeriaceae.[1] Throughout his career, he has described 48 species of moss considered new to science.
Biography
[edit]Ochyra was born on 10 September 1949 in Rozbórz, Poland. He studied biology at Jagiellonian University, and remained at the university for his post-graduate work. He obtained his masters in botany in 1972 while studying under Jan Kornaś, and earned his doctorate in 1976.[2]
He took part in the Fourth Antarctic Expedition of the Polish Academy of Sciences, where he studied bryology on King George Island from 1979 to 1980.[2] He was based on Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station.[3]
In 1986, Ochyra married Halina Bednarek-Ochyra, a noted bryologist and botanist. Together they have undertook several bryological expeditions and made large contributions to the herbarium of the Polish Academy of Sciences.[2]
Legacy
[edit]In 1986, botanist and mycologist Jiří Váňa circumscribed the moss genus Ochyraea, which is in the family Amblystegiaceae and named in Rysard's honor.[4]
Works
[edit]Between 1974 and 2019, Ochyra published 1,580 works. He has described or coauthored 48 new species of moss.[2] Between 1978 and 2000, Ochyra co-edited and distributed five bryophyte exsiccata series.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Prof. Dr. Hab. Ryszard Ochyra". botany.pl (in Polish). Władysław Szafer Institute of Botany of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Plášek, Vítězslav (1 July 2019). "Halina Bednarek-Ochyra and Ryszard Ochyra: A tribute to their contribution to bryology". Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales. 68 (1–2): 1–9. doi:10.2478/cszma-2019-0001. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Myrcha, Andrzej (1980). "IV Antarctic Expedition to the Arctowski Station (King George Island, November 1979 —May 1980)" (PDF). Polish Polar Research. 1 (4): 191–204. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Results". The Plant List. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. – Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Ochyra.
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