Franz Kohaut

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Franz Kohaut (died 1822) was a Czech botanical collector and gardener from Neuhaus, Bohemia.

In 1816–18 he accompanied botanist Franz Wilhelm Sieber (1789–1844) on an expedition and collected together with him plant material for exsiccata-like series in Crete, [1] Egypt [2] and Palestine. [3] Afterwards Kohaut worked for Sieber as a botanical collector in Martinique (1819–21). Specimens from Martinique were later distributed by Sieber as Herbarium florae Martinicae (Plantae insulae Martinica) and Supplement. [4] [5] Kohaut died in 1822 while together with J. Schmidt on an expedition in Senegal. His material from this expedition was distributed by F. Sieber under the title Flora Senegalensis. [6] Specimens collected by F. Kohaut are deposited now in a number of herbaria.

The plant genus " Kohautia " from the family Rubiaceae is named in his honor, as well as the species "Tetrapteris kohauti" Sieber ex Presl (Malpighiaceae) and " Cestrum kohauti" Bercht. & J.Presl (Solanaceae). [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Herbarium florae Creticae (Plantae insulae Cretae): IndExs ExsiccataID=521057664". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Herbarium florae Aegyptiacae: IndExs ExsiccataID=1862770303". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Herbarium florae Palaestinae: IndExs ExsiccataID=1862770303". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Herbarium florae Martinicae (Plantae insulae Martinica): IndExs ExsiccataID=1988940927". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Herbarium florae Martinicae (Plantae insulae Martinica) Supplement: IndExs ExsiccataID=1172713216". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Flora Senegalensis: IndExs ExsiccataID=116571392". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  7. ↑ IPNI Plant Search


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