| Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wallroth | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1793-03-13)March 13, 1793 Breitenstein, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | March 22, 1857(1857-03-22) (aged 64) Nordhausen, Thuringia, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Nationality | German |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Wallr. |
Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wallroth (13 March 1792 in Breitenstein – 22 March 1857 in Nordhausen) was a German botanist. His name is abbreviated Wallr. as a taxon authority.
He attended classes in medicine and botany at the University of Halle, afterwards continuing his studies in Göttingen, where he was a pupil of botanist Heinrich Adolf Schrader (1767-1836). In 1816 he obtained his medical doctorate at the University of Göttingen. In 1822, he was appointed district physician to the city of Nordhausen, where along with his duties as a doctor, he performed botanical research.
Among his writings were a treatise on cryptogams native to Germany, Flora Cryptogamica Germaniae (1831–33), and a study on the biology of lichens, titled Naturgeschichte der Flechten (1825 and 1827). Wallroth issued the exsiccata series Lichenes florae Germaniae exsiccati. Wallroth is credited for introducing the terms "homoiomerous" and "heteromerous" to explain two distinct forms of lichen thallus, as well as the terms "epiphloeodal", "hypophloeodal", and gonidium. Wallroth retired in 1855; he died two years later. His extensive herbarium was sold in several separate parts after his death. A large part went, together with some written materials, to the National Museum in Prague.
The standard author abbreviation Wallr. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.See also
References
- "Wallroth, Carl (Karl) Friedrich Wilhelm (1792-1857)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- Biography @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- "Lichenes florae Germaniae exsiccati: IndExs ExsiccataID=443249046". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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- International Plant Names Index. Wallr.
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