Wilhelm Barthlott

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Wilhelm Barthlott

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PhD Botany University of Bonn

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Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces (1997) (5453)
Characterization and Distribution of Water-repellent, Self-cleaning Plant Surfaces (1997) (2319)
Wetting and self-cleaning properties of artificial superhydrophobic surfaces. (2005) (1298)
A global assessment of endemism and species richness across island and mainland regions (2009) (934)
Mimicking natural superhydrophobic surfaces and grasping the wetting process: a review on recent progress in preparing superhydrophobic surfaces. (2011) (855)
Classification and terminology of plant epicuticular waxes (1998) (757)
Multifunctional surface structures of plants: An inspiration for biomimetics (2009) (728)
Epidermal and seed surface characters of plants: systematic applicability and some evolutionary aspects (1981) (652)
Superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic plant surfaces: an inspiration for biomimetic materials (2009) (651)
Diversity of structure, morphology and wetting of plant surfaces (2008) (575)
Fabrication of artificial Lotus leaves and significance of hierarchical structure for superhydrophobicity and low adhesion (2009) (573)
Global patterns of plant diversity and floristic knowledge (2005) (537)
Superhydrophobicity in perfection: the outstanding properties of the lotus leaf (2011) (506)
Wettability and Contaminability of Insect Wings as a Function of Their Surface Sculptures (1996) (437)
Patterns of vascular plant diversity at continental to global scales (2007) (414)
Global distribution of species diversity in vascular plants : towards a world map of phytodiversity (1996) (405)
The Salvinia Paradox: Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Hydrophilic Pins for Air Retention Under Water (2010) (403)
Noncoding plastid trnT‐trnF sequences reveal a well resolved phylogeny of basal angiosperms (2003) (372)
Quantitative assessment to the structural basis of water repellency in natural and technical surfaces. (2003) (314)
Global diversity of island floras from a macroecological perspective. (2007) (298)
Global Centers of Vascular Plant Diversity (2005) (298)
How plants shape the ant community in the Amazonian rainforest canopy: the key role of extrafloral nectaries and homopteran honeydew (2000) (286)
The dream of staying clean: Lotus and biomimetic surfaces (2007) (286)
Granitic and gneissic outcrops (inselbergs) as centers of diversity for desiccation-tolerant vascular plants (2000) (273)
Plant Surfaces: Structures and Functions for Biomimetic Innovations (2017) (265)
Diversity and abundance of vascular epiphytes: a comparison of secondary vegetation and primary montane rain forest in the Venezuelan Andes (2001) (256)
Smallest angiosperm genomes found in lentibulariaceae, with chromosomes of bacterial size. (2006) (228)
Inselbergs : biotic diversity of isolated rock outcrops in tropical and temperate regions (2001) (186)
Seasonal changes of leaf surface contamination in beech, oak, and ginkgo in relation to leaf micromorphology and wettability (1998) (185)
Diversity and ecology of saxicolous vegetation mats on inselbergs in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest (1998) (171)
Diversity and biogeography of vascular epiphytes in Western Amazonia, Yasuní, Ecuador (2004) (170)
Spatial Distribution of Vascular Epiphytes (including Hemiepiphytes) in a Lowland Amazonian Rain Forest (Surumoni Crane Plot) of Southern Venezuela 1 (2000) (164)
African plant diversity and climate change (2005) (158)
Hierarchically sculptured plant surfaces and superhydrophobicity. (2009) (154)
Crystallinity of plant epicuticular waxes: electron and X-ray diffraction studies. (2006) (150)
Large‐scale diversity patterns of vascular epiphytes in Neotropical montane rain forests (2004) (147)
Self assembly of epicuticular waxes on living plant surfaces imaged by atomic force microscopy (AFM). (2004) (146)
Africa's hotspots of biodiversity redefined (2004) (146)
Contrasting environmental and regional effects on global pteridophyte and seed plant diversity. (2010) (135)
Influences of air humidity during the cultivation of plants on wax chemical composition, morphology and leaf surface wettability (2006) (134)
Evolution of carnivory in Lentibulariaceae and the Lamiales. (2004) (132)
Superhydrophobic hierarchically structured surfaces in biology: evolution, structural principles and biomimetic applications (2016) (121)
Projected impacts of climate change on regional capacities for global plant species richness (2010) (121)
Terminological and methodological aspects of the mapping and analysis of the global biodiversity (1999) (119)
Chemistry and Crystal Growth of Plant Wax Tubules of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) Leaves on Technical Substrates (2006) (114)
Conservation of Epiphyte Diversity in an Andean Landscape Transformed by Human Land Use (2009) (112)
Measuring and mapping endemism and species richness: a new methodological approach and its application on the flora of Africa (2001) (112)
The significance of geographic range size for spatial diversity patterns in Neotropical palms (2006) (107)
Velamen radicum micromorphology and classification of orchidaceae (1988) (102)
Dry under water: Comparative morphology and functional aspects of air‐retaining insect surfaces (2011) (100)
Phylogeny of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae): Evidence from Substitutions and Microstructural Changes in the Chloroplast trnT‐trnF Region (2007) (100)
Deficiency in African plant distribution data - missing pieces of the puzzle (2006) (91)
A fast, precise and low-cost replication technique for nano- and high-aspect-ratio structures of biological and artificial surfaces (2008) (90)
Superhydrophobicity of biological and technical surfaces under moisture condensation: stability in relation to surface structure. (2008) (86)
Self-healing of voids in the wax coating on plant surfaces (2009) (85)
Measuring the fate of plant diversity: towards a foundation for future monitoring and opportunities for urgent action (2005) (84)
Some remarks on the vegetation of tropical inselbergs: diversity and ecological differentiation (1993) (82)
A numerical re-evaluation of the sub-Saharan phytochoria of mainland Africa. (2005) (81)
Biomimetic replicas: Transfer of complex architectures with different optical properties from plant surfaces onto technical materials. (2009) (80)
Direct Access to Plant Epicuticular Wax Crystals by a New Mechanical Isolation Method (2000) (78)
Vegetation of rock outcrops in Guinea: granite inselbergs, sandstone table mountains and ferricretes--remarks on species numbers and endemism (1994) (77)
Floristic, biogeographical, and vegetational aspects of Pre-Cambrian rock outcrops (inselbergs) in eastern Bolivia (1995) (73)
Inselberg vegetation and the biodiversity of granite outcrops (1997) (72)
The site of beta-chitin fibril formation in centric diatoms. I. Pores and fibril formation. (1979) (69)
Biodiversity and vegetation of small-sized inselbergs in a West African rain forest (Tai, Ivory Coast) (1996) (66)
Fog collecting biomimetic surfaces: Influence of microstructure and wettability (2015) (64)
Superhydrophobic surfaces of the water bug Notonecta glauca: a model for friction reduction and air retention (2011) (60)
ULTRASTRUCTURE, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, AND RECRYSTALLIZATION OF EPICUTICULAR WAXES : TRANSVERSELY RIDGED RODLETS (1999) (60)
What does it take to resolve relationships and to identify species with molecular markers? An example from the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae). (2011) (59)
Liquid substitution: A versatile procedure for SEM specimen preparation of biological materials without drying or coating (1993) (58)
Droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces: visualization of the contact area by cryo-scanning electron microscopy. (2009) (58)
Spatial Distribution of Vascular Epiphytes (including Hemiepiphytes) in a Lowland Amazonian Rain Forest (Surumoni Crane Plot) of Southern Venezuela1 (2000) (58)
Recent progress in understanding the evolution of carnivorous lentibulariaceae (lamiales). (2006) (57)
Classification of trichome types within species of the water fern Salvinia, and ontogeny of the egg-beater trichomes (2009) (56)
Global moss diversity: spatial and taxonomic patterns of species richness (2013) (54)
Patterns of African Vascular Plant Diversity: A GIS Based Analysis (2001) (54)
Phylogenetic analysis of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae): chloroplast DNA sequences and morphology support several geographically distinct radiations. (2005) (53)
First protozoa-trapping plant found (1998) (52)
Diversity of calcium oxalate crystals in Cactaceae (2007) (52)
Hierarchically structured superhydrophobic flowers with low hysteresis of the wild pansy (Viola tricolor) – new design principles for biomimetic materials (2011) (49)
Hierarchical Surface Architecture of Plants as an Inspiration for Biomimetic Fog Collectors. (2015) (48)
The superhydrophilic and superoleophilic leaf surface of Ruellia devosiana (Acanthaceae): a biological model for spreading of water and oil on surfaces. (2009) (48)
Biogeography of Nymphaeales : extant patterns and historical events (2008) (46)
Measuring air layer volumes retained by submerged floating-ferns Salvinia and biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces (2014) (46)
Waterlily, poppy, or sycamore: on the systematic position of Nelumbo (1996) (46)
Orchid seed diversity : a scanning electron microscopy survey (2014) (45)
Trap architecture in carnivorous Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) (2006) (45)
Thermal evaporation of multi-component waxes and thermally activated formation of nanotubules for superhydrophobic surfaces (2009) (43)
Chemical Composition and Recrystallization of Epicuticular Waxes: Coiled Rodlets and Tubules (2000) (42)
Effect of Host Tree Traits on Epiphyte Diversity in Natural and Anthropogenic Habitats in Ecuador (2011) (42)
Ecology and Morphology of Blossfeldia liliputana (Cactaceae): a Poikilohydric and almost Astomate Succulent* (1996) (40)
A torch in the rain forest: thermogenesis of the Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum). (2009) (40)
Microstructures of superhydrophobic plant leaves - inspiration for efficient oil spill cleanup materials (2016) (39)
Dry in the Water: The Superhydrophobic Water Fern Salvinia – a Model for Biomimetic Surfaces (2009) (39)
Lotus-Effect®: Biomimetic Super-Hydrophobic Surfaces and their Application (2008) (37)
Biodiversity: a challenge for development research and policy. (1998) (37)
Comparative and functional morphology of hierarchically structured anti-adhesive surfaces in carnivorous plants and kettle trap flowers (2010) (36)
Regular ArticleClassification and terminology of plant epicuticular waxes (1998) (36)
On the occurrence of a velamen radicum in Cyperaceae and Velloziaceae (1995) (36)
Biogeography and diversity of the inselberg (Laja) vegetation of southern Venezuela (1996) (36)
Superhydrophobic Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Biomimetic Air Retention under Water (Salvinia Effect) (2017) (35)
Nature conservation: priority-setting needs a global change (2013) (35)
Fog Collection on Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fibers: Influence of Cross Section and Surface Structure. (2017) (34)
Multifunctional Plant Surfaces and Smart Materials (2010) (34)
Some proposals on the infrageneric classification of Drosera L. (1994) (33)
Bionics and green technology in maritime shipping: an assessment of the effect of Salvinia air-layer hull coatings for drag and fuel reduction (2019) (33)
Biodiversity and endemism mapping as a tool for regional conservation planning – case study of the Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) of the Andean rain forests in Bolivia (2003) (33)
Nanostructure of epicuticular plant waxes: Self-assembly of wax tubules (2009) (33)
A species‐poor tropical sedge community: Afrotrilepis pilosa mats on inselbergs in West Africa (1996) (32)
New products and industries from biodiversity (2005) (32)
Surface microstructures of daisy florets (Asteraceae) and characterization of their anisotropic wetting (2013) (31)
Ants as epiphyte gardeners: comparing the nutrient quality of ant and termite canopy substrates in a Venezuelan lowland rain forest (2001) (31)
At which surface roughness do claws cling? Investigations with larvae of the running water mayfly Epeorus assimilis (Heptageniidae, Ephemeroptera). (2012) (30)
Vascular Plant Diversity in a Changing World: Global Centres and Biome-Specific Patterns (2011) (28)
Vascular Plants on Inselbergs: Vegetative and Reproductive Strategies (2000) (28)
A phylogenetic analysis of Pfeiffera and the reinstatement of Lymanbensonia as an independently evolved lineage of epiphytic Cactaceae within a new tribe Lymanbensonieae (2010) (28)
Cyanobacteria and Cyanobacterial Lichens from Inselbergs of the Ivory Coast, Africa (1997) (26)
Bat Pollination of Weberocereus tunilla, an Epiphytic Rain Forest Cactus with Functional Flagelliflory (1999) (25)
Elasticity of the hair cover in air-retaining Salvinia surfaces (2015) (25)
An inverted latitudinal gradient of plant diversity in shallow depressions on Ivorian inselbergs (1995) (25)
Phylogenetics and character evolution in the carnivorous plant genus Genlisea A. St.-Hil. (Lentibulariaceae). (2010) (25)
Structure and evolution of metareticulate pollen (1998) (25)
New names in Rhipsalidinae (Cactaceae) (1987) (23)
Air Retention under Water by the Floating Fern Salvinia: The Crucial Role of a Trapped Air Layer as a Pneumatic Spring. (2020) (23)
Structural and mechanical peculiarities of the petioles of giant leaves of Amorphophallus (Araceae). (2005) (22)
Range size and climatic niche correlate with the vulnerability of epiphytes to human land use in the tropics (2013) (22)
Layers of air in the water beneath the floating fern Salvinia are exposed to fluctuations in pressure. (2014) (22)
Ephemeral flush vegetation on inselbergs in the Ivory Coast (West Africa) (1996) (22)
The Curious World of Carnivorous Plants (2007) (22)
Vascular Plants on Inselbergs: Systematic Overview (2000) (22)
Vegetation of inselbergs in Zimbabwe (1998) (22)
Revision of the genus Genlisea (Lentibulariaceae) in Africa and Madagascar with notes on ecology and phytogeography (2000) (22)
Micromorphology of epicuticular waxes in Centrosperms (2004) (21)
Epicuticular Wax Ultrastructure and Systematics (1994) (21)
Synthesis of (S)‐Nonacosan‐10‐ol, the Major Component of Tubular Plant Wax Crystals (2007) (21)
The capillary adhesion technique: a versatile method for determining the liquid adhesion force and sample stiffness (2015) (20)
Crystallographic studies of plant waxes (2000) (20)
First Experimental Evidence for Zoophagy in the Hepatic Colura (2000) (20)
Biodiversity : structure and function (2009) (19)
Factors Controlling Species Richness of Inselbergs (2000) (19)
Chemistry and micromorphology of compound epicuticular wax crystalloids (Strelitzia type) (1994) (19)
Bionics and Biodiversity – Bio-inspired Technical Innovation for a Sustainable Future (2016) (18)
A unique cactus with scented and possibly bat-dispersed fruits: Rhipsalis juengeri. (2006) (18)
Adsorption and superficial transport of oil on biological and bionic superhydrophobic surfaces: a novel technique for oil–water separation (2020) (17)
Cyanobacteria of inselbergs in the Atlantic rainforest zone of eastern Brazil (2002) (17)
Selenicereus wittii (Cactaceae): An epiphyte adapted to Amazonian Igapó inundation forests (2004) (17)
Staheliomyces (Phallales) visited by Trigona (Apidae): melittophily in spore dispersal of an Amazonian stinkhorn? (1996) (17)
Applying Methods from Differential Geometry to Devise Stable and Persistent Air Layers Attached to Objects Immersed in Water (2009) (17)
Plant Epicuticular Waxes: Chemistry, Form, Self-Assembly and Function (2006) (17)
A methodological framework to quantify the spatial quality of biological databases (2012) (16)
A neglected habitat of carnivorous plants: Inselbergs (1996) (16)
Epicuticular wax ultrastructure and classification of Ranunculiflorae (1995) (16)
Coloured Pollen in Cactaceae: a Mimetic Adaptation to Hummingbird‐Pollination? (1994) (16)
Seasonal Dynamics of Plant Diversity on lnselbergs in the Ivory Coast (West Africa) (1997) (16)
Different prey strategies of terrestrial and aquatic species in the carnivorous genus Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) (2002) (16)
Plant Cuticular Waxes: Composition, Function, and Interactions with Microorganisms (2020) (16)
Temporal dynamics of an ephemeral plant community: species turnover in seasonal rock pools on Ivorian inselbergs (2003) (16)
On a Velamen-like Tissue in the Root Cortex of Orchids (1991) (16)
Biomass allocation patterns in terrestrial, epiphytic and aquatic species of Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) (2006) (15)
A new bioinspired method for pressure and flow sensing based on the underwater air-retaining surface of the backswimmer Notonecta (2018) (14)
On the thermogenesis of the Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) (2009) (14)
Superhydrophobic and adhesive properties of surfaces: testing the quality by an elaborated scanning electron microscopy method. (2012) (14)
Efficiency of self-cleaning properties in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) (2012) (13)
Epiphytes in rain forests of Venezuela – diversity and dynamics of a biocenosis (2000) (13)
Crab spider association with the Malagasy pitcher plant Nepenthes madagascariensis (2013) (13)
Mimicry and ultrastructural analogy between the semi-aquatic grasshopper Paulinia acuminata (Orthoptera: Pauliniidae) and its foodplant, the water-fern Salvinia auriculata (Filicatae: Salviniaceae) (1994) (12)
Air retaining grids—a novel technology to maintain stable air layers under water for drag reduction (2019) (12)
Phytogeography and vegetation of tropical inselbergs (1996) (12)
Biodiversity of arid islands in tropical Africa: the succulents of inselbergs (1996) (11)
Vegetation of seasonal rock pools on inselbergs situated in the savanna zone of the Ivory Coast (West Africa) (2000) (11)
Pollen-connecting threads inHeliconia (Heliconiaceae) (1995) (11)
The Cultivation of Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) - a Flagship Species for Botanic Gardens (2007) (11)
The curious world of carnivorous plants : a comprehensive guideto their biology and cultivation (2007) (11)
Biodiversity and technical innovations: bionics (2014) (10)
Amborella trichopoda – Cultivation of the most ancestral angiosperm in botanic gardens (2011) (10)
Cuticular Surfaces in Plants (1989) (10)
Prey composition of the pitcher plant Nepenthes madagascariensis (2010) (9)
Leaf anatomy of Brazilian Eriocaulaceae and its diagnostic significance (1993) (9)
First Record of the American Utricularia juncea (Lentibulariaceae) from Africa (1996) (8)
Biodiversity - the uneven distribution of a treasure. (1999) (8)
78 Ecosystems and Human Well-being : Current State and Trends BOXES (2006) (8)
On the fine structure of the liquid producing floral gland of the orchid, Coryanthes speciosa (1983) (8)
Self‐Assembly of Epicuticular Waxes on Living Plant Surfaces by Atomic Force Microscopy (2003) (8)
Advances in carnivorous plants research. (2006) (8)
Ultraviolet patterns of flowers revealed in polymer replica – caused by surface architecture (2019) (8)
Air–water interface of submerged superhydrophobic surfaces imaged by atomic force microscopy (2017) (8)
Dimorphism of calcium oxalate crystals in stem tissues of Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) - a contribution to the systematics and taxonomy of the tribe (2003) (8)
Notes on the Scrophulariaceae of Zimbabwean inselsbergs, with the description of Lindernia syncerus sp. nov. (1995) (7)
Visualization of immunogold-labeled cytoskeletal proteins by scanning electron microscopy. (1995) (7)
Surface volume ratios of plants with special consideration of succulents (1991) (6)
Ecology, biogeography and diversity of the Bolivian epiphytic cacti — with the description of two new taxa (2000) (6)
Biotope Patterns, Phytodiversity and Forestline in the Andes, based on GIS and Remote Sensing Data (2019) (6)
Rhipsalis (Cactaceae): loss and gain of floral rewards is mirrored in range sizes and distribution patterns of species (2016) (6)
Plant biodiversity patterns along a climatic gradient and across protected areas in West Africa (2018) (5)
Epicuticular Wax Ultrastructure (1998) (5)
Biodiversity Research in Botany (2000) (4)
Plant species diversity of West African inselbergs (1996) (3)
Kinetics of solvent supported tubule formation of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) wax on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) investigated by atomic force microscopy (2018) (2)
Supplementary material from "Bionics and green technology in maritime shipping: an assessment of the effect of Salvinia air-layer hull coatings for drag and fuel reduction" (2018) (2)
Correction: Superhydrophobic Coatings: The Salvinia Paradox: Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Hydrophilic Pins for Air Retention Under Water (Adv. Mater. 21/2010) (2010) (2)
Elasticity of the hair cover in air-retaining Salvinia surfaces (2015) (1)
SYSTEMATIC APPLICABILITY OF SEED COAT MICRO-MORPHOLOGY IN ORCHIDS (1981) (1)
Structural botany. III, Cuticular surfaces in plants (1989) (1)
ON EXTENSIBLE HELICAL WALL THICKENINGS OF THE TESTA OF CHILOSCHISTA-LUNIFERA (ORCHIDACEAE) AS SEED ATTACHMENT MECHANISMS (1980) (1)
Superhydrophobic Terrestrial Cyanobacteria and Land Plant Transition (2022) (1)
Biomimetic materials (2011) (1)
SpecieS for boTa nic gar denS (2007) (0)
Photograph: Hapaline brownii Hook. f. (Burtt 177).... (1985) (0)
Clean by Nature . Lively Surfaces and the Holistic-Systemic Heritage of Contemporary Bionik (2018) (0)
Plant Surfaces: Structures and Functions for Biomimetic Innovations (2017) (0)
A process for the preparation of self-cleaning, removable surfaces (2000) (0)
Surfaces non mouillables (2007) (0)
Oil adsorbing and transporting surfaces: a simulative determination of parameters for bionic functional textiles (2023) (0)
A process for producing self-cleaning surfaces peelable (2000) (0)
Process for preparing self-cleaning, release surfaces. (2000) (0)
Supplementary material from "Adsorption and superficial transport of oil on biological and bionic superhydrophobic surfaces: a novel technique for oil–water separation" (2019) (0)
Superhydrophobicity: Superhydrophobic Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Biomimetic Air Retention under Water (Salvinia Effect) (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 13/2017) (2017) (0)
Measuring the water adhesion on structures of biological air-retaining surfaces (2010) (0)
Biomimetic Products .......................................................................................................... Ditsche-Kuru, Friederike Gallenmüller, Maik Gude, Tobias Haushahn, Michael (2016) (0)
A process for preparing a replica of a functional surface (2008) (0)
Dry under water: air retaining properties of large-scale elastomer foils covered with mushroom-shaped surface microstructures (2022) (0)
AFM and SEM of Wax Crystallisation on Artificial Surfaces Controlled by Temperature and Solvents (2008) (0)
Nature conservation: priority-setting needs a global change (2013) (0)
Immunogold-Silver Scanning Electron Microscopy Using Glycerol Liquid Substitution (2002) (0)
A MBOR EL L A TR ICHOPODA – cu ltiVation of the MoSt a nceStr a l a ngioSPer M in bota nic gar denS (2011) (0)
The Cultivation of Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) (2007) (0)

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University of Bonn