词条 | Benedikt Roezl |
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Benedikt Roezl (13 August 1824, Horomeritz (Bohemia, Austrian Empire) – 14 October 1885, Prague) was a traveller, gardener and botanist (sometimes Benedict or Benito Roezl as called by the Indians). Probably the most famous collector of orchids of his time. Despite the loss of a hand (in an accident in Cuba), Roezl travelled the world and discovered more than 800 species of orchid, with more than forty named in his honour.[1] Roezl was also the founder of the Czech botanical magazine, Flora, in 1880. There is a statue (depicting him holding an orchid with a Native American kneeling beside him) of Roezl in Prague, located on the southern end of Charles Square. Some of the Roezl's Travels3 August 1872: New YorkBenedikt Roezl travelled with his nephew and collector František Klaboch to New York. Klaboch later died of yellow fever. Through St. Louis they left to Denver. 6 September 1872: DenverRoezl collected Yucca angustifolia (6 boxes) and Calochortus (1000). He was robbed here and left to New Mexico. Left again to California. 31 October 1872: San FranciscoFrom San Francisco he left to Acapulco and to the surrounding Sierra Madre where he collected over 2000 orchids. When looking for the Oncidium tigrinum orchid, he climbed to 3000 metres above sea level. From Mexico he left for Caracas. 10 February 1873: CaracasRoezl was looking for an unknown orchid called "flor de mayo". Collected 8 boxes and left for Mexico via Havana. March 1873: Sontecomapan, MexicoStopped by to pick up his nephew Eduard Klaboch. Then left for Havana and to New York again. From New York travelled to Peru. August 1873: PeruHe climbed the 5000 metres high mountains to bring back more than 10.000 orchids to Lima. Roezl then travelled to southern Peru. Bolivia, EcuadorHe visited lake Titicaca, La Paz and through the Illimani mountain walked the Yungas territory, bringing back many orchids. Once again climbed the Andes, visited Ecuador, Chimborazo mountain and at the 6000 metres above sea level he discovered the new Pescatorea roezlii orchid. April 1874: London1875: PraguePlants named in Roezl's HonourAmong the orchids named in his honour are:
Other plants named in his honour:
List of plants described by Roezl can be found here. {{botanist|Roezl|Roezl, Benedikt}}Literature
References1. ^Kew: A year at Kew: Plants: Orchids: at Kew {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415055135/http://www.kew.org/plants/orchids/orchidpeople.html |date=April 15, 2008 }} {{Commonscat}}Books and external links
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