Adam Afzelius

Swedish botanist (1750-1837).

Adam Afzelius (8 October 1750 – 20 January 1837) was a Swedish botanist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Afzelius was born at Larv in Västergötland in 1750. He was appointed teacher of oriental languages at Uppsala University in 1777, and in 1785 demonstrator of botany. In 1793 he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 1800, Adam Afzelius became member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Between 1792 and 1796, as part of the Sierra Leone Company, he made two journeys to West Africa, where he reported on the geography, climate and natural resources of the re

Abbreviations: Afzel.
Occupations: zoologist, university teacher, scientific collector, pteridologist, mycologist, entomologist, orientalist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Sweden
Languages: Swedish
Dates: 1750-10-07T00:00:00Z – 1837-01-20T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Larv parish
Direct attributions: 4 plants, 6 fungi
Authorship mentions: 34 plants, 17 fungi

4 plants attributed, 30 plants contributed to34 plants:

Cissus producta Afzel. 1815
medicinal plant species in the vitaceae family
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Cissus caesia Afzel. 1815
plant species in the vitaceae family
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Trifolium pratense var. sativum (Red Clover) Afzel. 1791
perennial plant variety in the fabaceae family
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Cissus uvifer Afzel. 1817
plant species in the vitaceae family
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Erythrophleum (Sasswood) Afzel. ex R.Br. 1826
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Erythrophleum is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It includes ten species native to sub-Saharan Africa, Indochina, southern China, and northern Australia.
Baphia (Baphias) Afzel. ex G.Lodd. 1820
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Baphia is a small genus of legumes that bear simple leaves. Baphia is from the Greek word βάπτω (báptō-, "to dip" or "to dye"), referring to a red dye that is extracted from the heartwood of tropical species. The genus is restricted to the African tropics. Baphia was traditionally assigned to the tribe Sophoreae; however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses reassigned Baphia to the tribe Baphieae.
Anthocleista Afzel. ex R.Br. 1818
plant genus in the gentianaceae family
Anthocleista is a genus of tree- and shrub-like tropical plants in the subtribe Potaliinae in the Gentian family. There are between 14 and 16 species in the genus, native mainly to tropical Africa, including Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. Anthocleista was once placed in the family Loganiaceae, but more recent molecular, morphological, and phytochemical evidence has placed the group well within the Gentianaceae.
Crossopteryx febrifuga (Sand Crownberry) (Afzel. ex G.Don) Benth. 1849
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Sarcocephalus Afzel. ex Sabine 1818
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Nauclea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The species are evergreen trees or shrubs that are native to the paleotropics. The terminal vegetative buds are usually strongly flattened. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek words naus, meaning "ship" and kleio, meaning "to close". It refers to the resemblance of the cells of the capsule to a ship's hull.
Cyclocarpa stellaris Afzel. ex Urb. 1884
annual plant species in the fabaceae family
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Pseuderanthemum tunicatum (Afzel.) Milne-Redh. 1936
plant species in the acanthaceae family
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Habenaria procera (Afzel. ex Sw.) Lindl. 1835
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Diaphananthe bidens (Afzel. ex Sw.) Schltr. 1914
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Costus dubius (Costus) (Afzel.) K.Schum. 1904
plant species in the costaceae family
Costus dubius is a species of plant native to Tropical Africa.
Eulophia cristata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud. 1840
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Psydrax parviflorus (Afzel.) Bridson 1985
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Pavetta mollis Afzel. ex Hiern 1877
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Nervilia petraea (Afzel. ex Sw.) Summerh. 1945
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Eulophia cucullata (Hooded Harlequin) (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud. 1840
medicinal plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Calyptrochilum emarginatum (Afzel. ex Sw.) Schltr. 1918
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Bolbitis acrostichoides (Afzel. ex Sw.) Ching 1934
plant species in the dryopteridaceae family
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Triplophyllum protensum (Afzel. ex Sw.) Holttum 1986
plant species in the tectariaceae family
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Nephrolepis undulata (Annual Swordfern) (Afzel. ex Sw.) J.Sm. 1846
perennial plant species in the nephrolepidaceae family
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Helictonema velutinum (Afzel.) R.Wilczek 1960
plant species in the celastraceae family
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Cyclocarpa Afzel. ex Urb. 1884
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Cyclocarpa stellaris is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is an annual or perennial herb or subshrub. It has a disjunct distribution, from Senegal to Tanzania and Mozambique in sub-Saharan Africa (Sudanian and Zambezian grasslands), in Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and Java, and in western and northern Australia. It is the only member of the genus Cyclocarpa. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae.
Abrodictyum guineense (Afzel. ex Sw.) J.P.Roux 2009
plant species in the hymenophyllaceae family
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Tetracera potatoria Afzel. ex G.Don 1831
plant species in the dilleniaceae family
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Trichomanes guineense Afzel. ex Sw. 1801
plant species in the hymenophyllaceae family
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Trichanthecium strictissimum (Afzel. ex Sw.) Zuloaga & Morrone 2011
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Trichanthecium praealtum (Afzel. ex Sw.) Zuloaga & Morrone 2011
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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