Luerssen was the
taxonomic authority of the family
Sciadopityaceae (1877).[3] He has a number of plant species named after him, such as Koeleria luerssenii (grass species) and Cassia luerssenii (family
Fabaceae).[4][5]
Written works
Filices Graeffeanae. Beitrag zur kenntniss der farnflora der Viti-, Samoa-, Tonga- und Ellice's inseln, 1871 - Contribution to the knowledge of
ferns of
Viti Levu,
Samoa,
Tonga and the
Ellice Islands.
Grundzüge der Botanik (11 editions between 1877 and 1893) - Basics of botany.
Die Farnpflanzen, oder, Gefassbündelkryptogamen (Pteridophyta) - Ferns, or vascular-bundle
cryptogams (
Pteridophyta).
Handbuch der systematischen botanik, mit besonderer berücksichtigung der arzneipflanzen. Volume 1, 1879 - Manual of
plant systematics, with special consideration to
medicinal plants.
Die Pflanzen der Pharmacopoea germanica botanisch erläutert, 1883 - Plants of the
Pharmacopoeia Germanica botanical explained.
Die einführung japanischer waldbäume in die deutschen forsten, 1885 - Introduction of Japanese forest trees into German forests.[6][7]