Benedikt Roezl

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Benedikt Roezl (August 13, 1823, Horoměřice u Prahy - October 14, 1885, Prague) Czech traveller, gardener and botanist. Probably the most famous collector of orchids of his time. Despite the loss of a hand, Roezl travelled the world and discovered over 800 species of orchid, with more than forty named in his honour.[1]

Roezl was also the founder of the first Czech botanical magazine Flora in 1880.

Among the orchids named in his honour are:

  • Miltoniopsis roezlii
  • Pescatorea roezlii
  • Selenipedium roezlii
  • Sobralia roezlii
  • genus Roezliella

Other plants named in his honour:

The standard author abbreviation Roezl is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kew: A year at Kew: Plants: Orchids: at Kew
  2. ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4. 
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