Alberto Vojtěch Frič

Czech botanist, traveller, ethnographer, photographer and writer (1882–1944).

Alberto Vojtěch Frič (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalbɛrto ˈvojcɛx ˈfrɪtʃ], 8 September 1882 Prague – 4 December 1944 Prague) was a Czechoslovak botanist, ethnographer, writer and explorer. He undertook 8 voyages to America, discovered, described and catalogued many species of cactus. South American Indians called him Karaí Pukú (engl. Long Man); in Europe he became known as Cactus Hunter.

Abbreviations: Frič
Occupations: world traveler, photographer, writer, ethnographer, children's writer, botanist
Citizenships: Czechoslovakia
Languages: Czech
Dates: 1882-09-08T00:00:00Z – 1944-12-04T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Prague
Direct attributions: 18 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 37 plants, 0 fungi

18 plants attributed, 19 plants contributed to37 plants:

Obregonia denegrii (Artichoke Cactus) Frič 1925
endangered plant species in the cactaceae family
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Neowerdermannia Frič 1930
plant genus in the cactaceae family
Neowerdermannia is a genus of South American cacti.
Airampoa Frič 1929
plant genus in the cactaceae family
Airampoa is a South American genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae).
Obregonia Frič 1925
plant genus in the cactaceae family
Obregonia, the artichoke cactus, is a monotypic genus of cacti, containing the species Obregonia denegrii. The species is endemic to the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico. The genus Obregonia is named after Álvaro Obregón, while the species is named after Ramon P. De Negri, who was the Minister of Agriculture of Mexico when the cactus was first described by Alfred Frec in 1923.
Neowerdermannia vorwerkii (Coryphantha Vorwerkii) Frič 1930
plant species in the cactaceae family
Neowerdermannia vorwerkii, also known as achakana (Aymara and Quechua), is a species of cactus from high altitudes in Bolivia and northern Argentina.
Notocactus muellermelchersii Frič
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Mammillaria homisphaerica var. nigrispina Frič 1924
plant variety
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Mammillaria homisphaerica var. albispina Frič 1924
plant variety
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Lobivia ducispaulii Frič 1929
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Lactomamillara aselliformoides Frič 1924
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Lactomamillara Frič
plant genus in the cactaceae family
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Harrisia jusbertii Frič 1932
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Haagea Frič 1925
plant genus in the cactaceae family
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Escobaria intermedia Fric.
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Echinocereus polypus Frič
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Echinocereus polycephalus var. spinosissima Frič 1924
plant variety in the cactaceae family
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Echinocereus pectinatus var. jamauvei Frič 1926
plant variety in the cactaceae family
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Echinocactus velenovskyi Frič 1924
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Coryphantha heyei Fric.
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Chamaecereus giganteus Frič
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Gymnocalycium mihanovichii (Moon Cactus) (Frič & Gürke) Britton & Rose 1922
plant species in the cactaceae family
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii is a species of cactus from South America. The most popular cultivars are varied mutants which completely lack chlorophyll, exposing the red, orange, or yellow pigmentation. These mutant strains are often grafted onto the hylocereus cactus, and the combined plant is called a "Moon Cactus". Moon cacti are commonly grown as houseplants and are also known as Ruby Ball, Red Cap, Red Hibotan, or Hibotan cacti.
Pelecyphora strobiliformis (Werderm.) Frič & Schelle ex Kreuz. 1935
plant species in the cactaceae family
Pelecyphora strobiliformis is a species of cactus from Mexico. Its numbers in the wild have been reduced by collecting; it is listed in Appendix I of CITES (meaning that international trade is severely controlled) but only as of "Least Concern" by the IUCN.
Rapicactus mandragora (Frič ex A.Berger) Buxb. & Oehme 1942
plant species in the cactaceae family
Rapicactus mandragora, synonym Turbinicarpus mandragora, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Coahuila state in Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is a Critically Endangered species, threatened by habitat destruction.
Gymnocalycium marsoneri Frič ex Y.Itô 1957
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Eriosyce umadeave (Echinocactus Umadeave) (Frič ex Kreuz.) Katt. 1994
endangered plant species in the cactaceae family
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Parodia muellermelchersii (Frič ex Backeb.) N.P.Taylor 1987
endangered plant species in the cactaceae family
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Echinopsis werdermannii Frič ex Fleisch. 1962
plant species in the cactaceae family
Echinopsis werdermannii is a species of Echinopsis cactus found in Paraguay.
Rebutia einsteinii Frič ex Kreuz. & Buining 1931
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Miqueliopuntia Frič ex F.Ritter 1980
plant genus in the cactaceae family
Miqueliopuntia is a monotypic genus of cactus in the Cactaceae family, containing a single species, Miqueliopuntia miquelii (Monv.) F.Ritter., which is native to the Chilean coasts of South America. Both genus and species were published in Kakteen Südamerika vol.3 on page 869 in 1980. The genus name of Miqueliopuntia is in honour of Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811–1871), who was a Dutch botanist, whose main focus of study was on the flora of the Dutch East Indies.
Aylostera einsteinii (Frič ex Kreuz. & Buining) Mosti & Papini 2011
plant species in the cactaceae family
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