Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
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.
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius | |
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Martius in 1850. | |
| Born | 17 April 1794 Erlangen, Germany |
| Died | 13 December 1868 (aged 74) Munich, Germany |
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| Fields | Botany, exploration |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Mart. |
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