Franz Josef Niedenzu

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Franz Josef Niedenzu (November 29, 1857 - September 30, 1937) was a German botanist. For most of his career he was a professor and rector at the Lyceum Hosianum in Braunsberg, East Prussia (presently Braniewo, Poland). Niedenzu also established a botanical garden in Braunsberg.

Niedenzu is remembered for his work with the botanical family Malpighiaceae. He identified numerous new species, as well as six genera; Alcoceratothrix (Byrsonima), Callyntranthele (Blepharandra), Cordobia, Diaspis (Caucanthus), Malpighiodes, and Sprucina (Jubelina).

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