Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius

Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Martius in 1850.
Born17 April 1794
Erlangen, Germany
Died13 December 1868 (aged 74)
Munich, Germany
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, exploration
Author abbrev. (botany)Mart.[1]

Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he travelled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. His most important work was a comprehensive flora of Brazil, Flora Brasiliensis, which he initiated in 1840 and was completed posthumously in 1906.

  1. ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.

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