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Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss (8 April 1786 – 9 December 1830) was a professor at Halle. He described the pteridophytes collected by Adelbert von Chamisso, and he named the fern Cibotium chamissoi after him. The genus Kaulfussia is named for Kaulfuss.

In 1816, he obtained his doctorate from the University of Halle, where in 1823, he became a full professor of botany.

Plants Named by Kaulfuss

More than 200 plant names were published by Kaulfuss. These include the genera:

• Cibotium Kaulf. 1820
• Cochlidium Kaulf. 1820
• Saccoloma Kaulf. 1820
• Balantium Kaulf. 1824
• Sadleria Kaulf. 1824

Plant families named by Kaulfuss include:

• Marattiaceae Kaulf. 1824
• Cyatheaceae Kaulf. 1827

Works by Kaulfuss

• Kaulfuss, Georg Friedrich. Enumeratio Filicum. 1824.

References

1. The botanic garden; consisting of highly finished representations, etc. by Benjamin Maund
2. Lexikon deutschsprachiger Bryologen. Hauptbd., Band 1 (short biography in German).
3. Kaulfuss, Georg Friedrich (names) Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 01 Feb 2012
4. International Plant Names Index.  Kaulf.

• Pteridologists
• 19th-century German botanists
• 1830 deaths
• 1786 births
• Academic staff of the University of Halle
• University of Halle alumni