Friedrich Ernst Leibold

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Not to be confused with Friedrich Leybold.

Friedrich Ernst Leibold (sometimes spelled Leybold) (9 December 1804, in Dorfgarten near Kiel – 21 July 1864, in Havana) was a German gardener and botanical collector.[1]

Trained as a gardener, he accompanied Baron von Ludwig to the Cape of Good Hope as a botanical collector (1835–38). From 1839 to 1844, he collected specimens in Cuba and Mexico, later settling as a farmer in Texas (1847). He later took up residence in New Orleans, and died in Havana on 21 July 1864 on his way to collect specimens in the Yucatán.[2][3]

He was also honoured in 1847, when botanist Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal published a genus of flowering plants from Mexico, belonging the family Asteraceae as Leiboldia.[4]

Plants with the specific epithet of leiboldiana are named after him, an example being Tillandsia leiboldiana.[5]

Associated writings[]

The standard author abbreviations F.E.Leyb. and Leibold are used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Lexikon deutschsprachiger Bryologen, Volume 1 by Jan-Peter Frahm, Jens Eggers
  2. ^ Gartenflora Deutschlands und der Schweiz, Volume 14 by Eduard Regel
  3. ^ Biodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  4. ^ "Leiboldia Schltdl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ^ Roellke Orchideen Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Tillandsia leiboldiana
  6. ^ OCLC WorldCat Filices a Leiboldo in Mexico lectae
  7. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index.
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