Arsene Puttemans, Belgian-born Brazilian mycologist and landscape gardener (Bruxelles 28 February 1873 – Rio de Janeiro 03 May 1937)
Described the inflorescences disease of cauliflower caused by Alternaria brassicae Sacc. (1911)
Showed that the propagation of sugar cane mosaic was due to a Thrips species in Brazil (1926)
Reported the bean disease caused by Isariopsis griseola (1906)
Puccinia justiciae 1934 (rust of Achillea millefolium)
Uredo rochaei (rust of Myrciaria jaboticaba)
Puccinia cambucae (rust of Myrciaria plicato-costata)
DESCRIBED FUNGI SPECIES
Cercospora chrysanthemi 1911 (cercosporal leaf spot)
Cercospora eranthemi 1934
Colletotrichum perseanum 1934
Dactylella ulmi
Gloeosporium bombacis (1920)
Leptocapnodium brasiliensis 1904 (coffee fumagina)
Limacina coffeicola 1904
Mycosphaerella arthraxonicola
Oidium begoniae 1911
Puccinia camargoi 1930
Puccinia cambucae
Puccinia justiciae 1934
Uredo rochaei
AUTHORED
Novo processo de “centragem” rápida da platina microscópica e “reperagem” (localização) ultrarápida dos objetos microscópicos
Novo sistema de mesa graduada para desenho microscópico, especialmente adaptada aos últimos modelos de microscópios binoculares
Nouvelles maladies de plantes cultivées. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 48:238, 1911
HONORS (Fungi)
Puttemansia Hennings 1902
Puttemansiella Hennings 1908