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:
Articles in Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift (Oesterr. Bot. Z.) The Austrian Botanical Magazine.
Landwirthschaftliche flora: 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.[1]
Grundzüge der Phytobalneologie; oder, Der Lehre von den Kräuter-Bädern. Neuwied, Heuser, 1863. ("Outline of phytobalneology or the theory of herbal baths").
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 bees.
IPNI gives over 300 plants names with Alefeld as the author of the accepted descriptions. Many of these remain current.
friedrich, alefeld, friedrich, georg, christoph, alefeld, october, 1820, april, 1872, botanist, author, medical, practitioner, born, weiterstadt, gräfenhausen, grand, duchy, hesse, described, number, plant, species, published, works, taking, particular, intere. Friedrich Georg Christoph Alefeld 21 October 1820 28 April 1872 was a botanist author and medical practitioner Born in Weiterstadt Grafenhausen 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 Articles in Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift Oesterr Bot Z The Austrian Botanical Magazine Landwirthschaftliche flora oder Die nutzbaren kultivirten Garten und Feldgewachse Mitteleuropa s in allen ihren wilden und Kulturvarietaten fur Landwirthe Gartner Gartenfreunde und Botaniker insbesondere fur landwirthschaftliche Lehranstalten Berlin Wiegandt amp Hempel 1866 1 Grundzuge der Phytobalneologie oder Der Lehre von den Krauter Badern Neuwied Heuser 1863 Outline of phytobalneology or the theory of herbal baths 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 bees IPNI gives over 300 plants names with Alefeld as the author of the accepted descriptions Many of these remain current He died at Ober Ramstadt The standard author abbreviation Alef is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 2 References edit Landwirthschaftliche flora International Plant Names Index Alef Article Alefeld Friedrich ADB Volume 1 p 333 ADB German Language Search for Alef International Plant Names Index IPNI Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Harvard University Herbaria amp Libraries Australian National Botanic Gardens Retrieved 10 October 2007 External links editWorks by or about Friedrich Alefeld at Internet Archive nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a German botanist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Alefeld amp oldid 1209429998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
