Andreas Voss

Botanist (1857-1924).

Andreas Voss (12 March 1857 – 9 April 1924) was a German botanist and horticulturist. From 1878 to 1882 he worked as a gardener at the agricultural school in Hildesheim. From 1890 onward, he worked as an independent author. He was editor of the horticultural publication Der Deutsche Gartenrat. He was the author of a popular botanical dictionary for gardeners, titled Botanisches Hilfs- und Wörterbuch (6th edition, 1922). He also edited the third edition of Vilmorin's Blumengärtnerei (1896). Other noted works by Voss include: Gründzüge der Gartenkultur; Wachstumsbedingungen, Bodenbereitung, Anz

Abbreviations: Voss
Occupations: gardener, botanist
Citizenships: Weimar Republic, Kingdom of Prussia
Languages: German
Dates: 1857-03-12T00:00:00Z – 1924-04-09T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Syke
Direct attributions: 69 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 70 plants, 0 fungi

69 plants attributed, 1 plant contributed to70 plants:

Salacca zalacca (Snake Fruit) (Gaertn.) Voss 1895
perennial plant species in the arecaceae family
Salak (Salacca zalacca) is a species of palm tree (family Arecaceae) native to Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It is cultivated in other regions of Indonesia as a food crop or snack, and popularly grown in Bali, Lombok, Timor, Maluku, Sulawesi and Papua.
Picea glauca (White Spruce) (Moench) Voss 1907
plant species in the pinaceae family
Picea glauca, the white spruce, is a species of spruce native to the northern temperate and boreal forests in Canada and United States, North America. Picea glauca is native from central Alaska all through the east, across western and southern/central Canada to the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario and south to Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Upstate New York and Vermont, along with the mountainous and immediate coastal portions of New Hampshire and Maine, where temperatures are just barely cool and moist enough to support it. There is also an isolated
Darmera peltata (Indian-rhubarb) (Torr. ex Benth.) Voss 1899
perennial plant species in the saxifragaceae family
Darmera peltata, the Indian rhubarb or umbrella plant, is a flowering plant, the only species within the genus Darmera in the family Saxifragaceae. It is a slowly spreading rhizomatous perennial native to mountain streamsides in woodland in the western United States (western Oregon to northwestern California), growing to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall by 1 m (3 ft 3 in) wide. The name Darmera honors Karl Darmer, a 19th-century German horticulturist. In late spring the flowers emerge before the leaves, with rounded cymes of numerous five-petalled white to bright pink flowers (measuring up to 1.5 cm
Iris latifolia (English Iris) (Mill.) Voss 1895
plant species in the iridaceae family
Iris latifolia, the English iris, also known as I. xiphiodes and I. anglica, is a hardy flowering bulbous species of the Iris genus, in the family Iridaceae. It is native to the Pyrenees of Southwestern France and Northwestern Spain. It is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its purple flowers which appear in early Summer. Iris latifolia grows to a height of 50 cm (20 in). The plant produces two or three deep purple flowers with yellow marks in the center of the lower petals. Flowers have six tepals and are 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) in diameter. Leaves are stiff and sword-shaped,
Cosmos atrosanguineus (Chocolate Cosmos) (Hook.) Voss 1894
plant species in the asteraceae family
Cosmos atrosanguineus, the chocolate cosmos, is a species of Cosmos, native to Mexico. It has often been claimed that it is extinct in the wild; however it is truly abundant in Mexico. The species was introduced into cultivation in 1885, when the British seed company Thompson & Morgan first listed it in their seed catalogue. Its dark red to brownish red flowers have a scent resembling chocolate, which is one reason for its popularity as a cultivated plant.
Bambusa bambos (Giant Thorny Bamboo) (L.) Voss 1895
medicinal plant species in the poaceae family
Bambusa bambos, (synonym Gigantichloa maxima) the giant thorny bamboo, Indian thorny bamboo, spiny bamboo, or thorny bamboo (but see Bambusa spinosa) is a species of clumping bamboo native to southern Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indochina). It is also naturalized in Seychelles, Central America, West Indies, Java, Malaysia, Maluku, and the Philippines.
Begonia × tuberhybrida (Hybrid Tuberous Begonia) Voss 1894
plant hybrid species in the begoniaceae family
Begonia × tuberhybrida, also known as the Tuberhybrida Group or the Tuberosa Group, are a group of tuberous Begonia cultivars named for the tubers that lie dormant after the plants dies back in the fall or winter, from which the plant regrows in the spring or fall. This type of begonia is usually grown for the flowers they produce, sometimes regarded as some of the most spectacular of the genus. They can be as small as half an inch to as big around as dinner plates. They come in all shades but blue, and some have different colored edges, or are scented. They vary in growth habit, some kinds
Felicia amelloides (Blue Daisy) (L.) Voss 1894
plant species in the asteraceae family
Felicia amelloides, the blue daisy bush or blue felicia, is a hairy, soft, usually perennial, evergreen plant, in the family Asteraceae. It can be found along the southern coast of South Africa. It grows as groundcover, and is cultivated as an ornamental, where it was introduced in Europe in the middle of the 18th century.
Hippeastrum puniceum (Barbados Lily) (Lam.) Voss 1895
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Hippeastrum puniceum is a bulbous perennial native to tropical regions of South America, although it has become naturalized elsewhere. Common names include Barbados lily, Easter lily, cacao lily, cocoa lily and amaryllis lily, although it is neither a lily nor a species of Amaryllis.
Chlorophytum capense (Bracketplant) (L.) Voss 1895
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
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Aphelandra maculata (Tafalla ex Nees) Voss 1894
plant species in the acanthaceae family
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Abutilon × hybridum (Chinese-lantern) Voss 1894
plant hybrid species in the malvaceae family
Abutilon × hybridum is a species name used for a wide variety of different types of flowering plants of uncertain origin in the genus Abutilon. Because of the uncertainty surrounding the name, they are often considered a cultivar group: Abutilon x Hybridum Group or Abutilon Hybridum Group. They are cultigens, not occurring in the wild. As with the larger genus Abutilon generally, they have been referred to by the common names Chinese lantern, and parlour maple.
Darmera (Umbrella Plants) Voss 1899
plant genus in the saxifragaceae family
Darmera peltata, the Indian rhubarb or umbrella plant, is a flowering plant, the only species within the genus Darmera in the family Saxifragaceae. It is a slowly spreading rhizomatous perennial native to mountain streamsides in woodland in the western United States (western Oregon to northwestern California), growing to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall by 1 m (3 ft 3 in) wide. The name Darmera honors Karl Darmer, a 19th-century German horticulturist. In late spring the flowers emerge before the leaves, with rounded cymes of numerous five-petalled white to bright pink flowers (measuring up to 1.5 cm
Podolepis jaceoides (Showy Copper-wire Daisy) (Sims) Voss 1894
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Delphinium × cultorum (Garden Delphiniums) Voss 1894
plant hybrid species in the ranunculaceae family
Garden delphiniums are horticultural hybrids derived from some perennial species in the genus Delphinium. Breeding of garden delphiniums started from the 19th century in Western Europe. In the 20th century, the United States, Japan and New Zealand also contributed to delphinium breeding.
Calceolaria × herbeohybrida (Florists' Slipperwort) Voss 1894
plant hybrid species in the calceolariaceae family
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Abies × speciosa Voss 1895
plant hybrid species in the pinaceae family
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Viola hederacea f. gracilis (R.Br.) Siebert & Voss 1896
plant form in the violaceae family
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Veronica imperialis Voss 1894
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
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Thuja zuccariniana Voss 1895
plant species in the cupressaceae family
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Streptocarpus × hybridus Voss 1894
plant hybrid species in the gesneriaceae family
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Sparaxis herbertii Voss 1895
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Sonerila hybrida Voss 1894
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Smithiantha × hybrida Voss 1894
plant hybrid species in the gesneriaceae family
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Salvia fulgens f. gesneraeflora (Lindl.) Voss 1895
plant form in the lamiaceae family
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Roccardia rosea f. ligulosa Voss 1896
plant form in the asteraceae family
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Roccardia rosea f. grandiflora Voss 1896
plant form in the asteraceae family
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Roccardia rosea f. alba Voss 1896
plant form in the asteraceae family
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Roccardia manglesii f. typica Voss 1896
plant form in the asteraceae family
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Roccardia manglesii f. sanguinea Voss 1896
plant form in the asteraceae family
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