Friedrich Alefeld
Encyclopedia
Friedrich Georg Christoph Alefeld (21 October 1820 – 28 April 1872) was a botanist, author and medical practitioner. Born in Weiterstadt
-Gräfenhausen, Grand Duchy of Hesse
, he described a number of plant species in his published works, taking a particular interest in legumes and malvaceae
. He attempted to give a systematic treatment of German
crops in one work, in addition to writing treatises on herbal baths and cultivated plants of potential usefulness. A number of his essays appeared in the botanical literature of the day.
His works include:
IPNI
gives over 300 plants names with Alefeld as the author of the accepted descriptions. Many of these remain current.
This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Alef. when citing
a botanical name
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He died at Ober-Ramstadt
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Weiterstadt
Weiterstadt is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated approx. 6 km northwest of Darmstadt.....
-Gräfenhausen, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Grand Duchy of Hesse
The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine , or, between 1806 and 1816, Grand Duchy of Hesse —as it was also known after 1816—was a member state of the German Confederation from 1806, when the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was elevated to a Grand Duchy, until 1918, when all the German...
, he described a number of plant species in his published works, taking a particular interest in legumes and malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
. He attempted to give a systematic treatment of German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
crops in one work, in addition to writing treatises on herbal baths and cultivated plants of potential usefulness. A number of his essays appeared in the botanical literature of the day.
His works include:
- articles in Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift (Oesterr. Bot. Z.) The Austrian Botanical Magazine
- Landwirthschaftliche flora(Landw. Fl.) oder Die nutzbaren kultivirten Garten- und Feldgewächse Mitteleuropa's in allen ihren wilden und Kulturvarietäten für Landwirthe, Gärtner, Gartenfreunde und Botaniker insbesondere für landwirthschaftliche Lehranstalten. Berlin, Wiegandt & Hempel, 1866.http://books.google.com.au/books?id=QnI-AAAAcAAJ&ots=eeJMqvKZDO&dq=Landwirthschaftliche%20Flora&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Grundzüge der Phytobalneologie; oder, Der Lehre von den Kräuter-Bädern. Neuwied, Heuser, 1863.
- Die Bienen-Flora Deutschlands und der Schweiz. Neuwied, Heuser, 1863. (The Bee-Flora in Germany and Switzerland.)
- A work that describes the plants of the region that are pollinated by honey beeHoney beeHoney bees are a subset of bees in the genus Apis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests out of wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis...
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IPNI
IPNI
The International Plant Names Index is a database of botanical names. It indexes names of seed plants, ferns and "fern allies". Coverage is best at the rank of species and genus...
gives over 300 plants names with Alefeld as the author of the accepted descriptions. Many of these remain current.
This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Alef. when citing
Author citation (botany)
In botanical nomenclature, author citation refers to citing the person who validly published a botanical name, i.e. who first published the name while fulfilling the formal requirements as specified by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature...
a botanical name
Botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
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He died at Ober-Ramstadt
Ober-Ramstadt
Ober-Ramstadt is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 9 km southeast of Darmstadt. As of 2006, its population was 15,196.-Location:...
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