Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Pappé ( German: Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Pappe [1] or German. Carl Wilhelm Ludwig Pappe [1] , 1803 - October 14, 1862 ) is a German botanist and doctor .
| Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Papp | |
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| him Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Pappe | |
| Date of Birth | 1803 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | October 14, 1862 |
| A country |  Holy Roman Empire  German Union  Cape Colony |
| Scientific field | botany , medicine |
| Systematic wildlife | |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation " Pappe " . A list of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Pappé was born in 1803 .
He studied medicine and botany in Leipzig , and in 1831 he moved to Cape Town as a doctor. Soon, his main interest was botany, and Papp began to conduct extensive research on the South African flora . He later received the title of "colonial botany", and in 1858 he became the first professor of botany at the College of South Africa.
Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Pappe died on October 14, 1862 .
Scientific Activities
Ludolf Christian Treviranus specialized in fern and seed plants [1] .
Publications
- 1857 . Florae Capensis medicae prodromus; or, an enumeration of South African plants used. Ed. Cape Town, W. Brittain. vi + 54 pp.
- Pappe, KWL; RW Rawson. 1858 . South African ferns hitherto known . viii + 57 pp.
- 1862 . Silva Capensis: or a description of the trees used for technical and economical purposes . Ed. Ward, Londres. 59 pp.
Honors
Plant genus Pappea Eckl. & Zeyh. The Sapindowa family was named after him.
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Literature
- Brummitt, RK; CE Powell ( 1992 ). Authors of Plant Names . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4 .