Benedikt Roezl (August 13 1823, Horoměřice u Prahy - October 14 1885, Prague) Czech traveller, gardener and botanist. Probably the most famous collector of orchids of his time. Personally discovered over 800 species of plants, many others are named in his honour. Roezl was also the founder of the first Czech botanical magazine Flora in 1880. Among the orchids named in his honour are:
- Miltoniopsis roezlii
- Pescatorea roezlii
- Selenipedium roezlii
- Sobralia roezlii
- genus Roezliella
Other plants named in his honour:
- Zamia roezlii - a cycad of the family Zamiaceae
- Ribes roezlii - Sierra gooseberry
References
- Benedikt Roezl on Orchids.co.in
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