Filip Maximilian Opiz

Czech botanist and forester (1787-1858).

Philipp (Filip) Maximilian Opiz (5 June 1787 in Čáslav – 20 May 1858 in Prague) was a forester and botanist in the Austrian Empire of German ethnicity. He made contributions to European botany during the early 19th century. Showing an early interest in botany from childhood, he produced floristic writings and established connections with prominent botanists while working as a government official in various Bohemian towns. Opiz founded the influential "Pflanzentauschanstalt" (plant exchange institution) in Prague in 1819, established a cryptogamic herbarium, edited the botanical journal "Natura

Abbreviations: Opiz
Occupations: scientific collector, mycologist, entomologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Bohemia
Languages: Latin
Dates: 1787-06-05T00:00:00Z – 1858-05-20T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Čáslav
Direct attributions: 84 plants, 6 fungi
Authorship mentions: 124 plants, 14 fungi

84 plants attributed, 40 plants contributed to124 plants:

Cruciata laevipes (Crosswort) Opiz 1852
perennial plant species in the rubiaceae family
Cruciata laevipes is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is commonly known as crosswort, smooth bedstraw or Luc na croise in Gaelic. The Latin epithet laevipes refers to the smooth stalk. The common name crosswort is a 16th century translation of the botanists' Latin cruciata planta, meaning "cross plant", i.e., with leaves in a cross-like arrangement.
Thymus praecox (Mother-of-thyme) Opiz 1824
plant species in the lamiaceae family
Thymus praecox is a species of thyme. A common name is mother of thyme, but "creeping thyme" and "wild thyme" may be used where Thymus serpyllum, which also shares these names, is not found. It is native to central, southern, and western Europe.
Persicaria minor (Small Water-pepper) (Huds.) Opiz 1852
annual plant species in the polygonaceae family
Persicaria minor is species of herb in the family Polygonaceae. Common names include pygmy smartweed, small water pepper and swamp willow weed. This herb is native to Asia, but distributed widely in Europe and Australia. It is used in South East Asian cooking.
Alchemilla monticola (Hairy Lady's Mantle) Opiz 1838
perennial plant species in the rosaceae family
Alchemilla monticola, also called hairy lady's mantle, is a species of plant belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is native range extends from Europe to Siberia and Central China.
Athyrium distentifolium (Alpine Lady Fern) Tausch ex Opiz 1820
perennial plant species in the athyriaceae family
Athyrium distentifolium commonly known as alpine lady-fern is a perennial fern found in widely in the Northern Hemisphere.
Jovibarba (DC.) Opiz 1852
plant genus in the crassulaceae family
Jovibarba ("beard of Jupiter") is a small genus of three species of succulent flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, endemic to mountainous regions in the southeastern quadrant of Europe. The genus is sometimes classified as a subgenus of Sempervivum, to which it is closely related. Jovibarba have pale-greenish-yellow or yellow actinomorphic flowers with about six petals, while Sempervivum have generally pinkish flowers with around twice as many petals, which open more widely than jovibarba flowers. The common name hen and chicks is applied to some Jovibarba species (and also species in
Cruciata glabra (Smooth Crosswort) (L.) Opiz 1852
perennial plant species in the rubiaceae family
Cruciata glabra, smooth crosswort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Morocco, Algeria, southern, central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, the Altai, and western Siberia. It is often found in beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests.
Hackelia (Stickseed) Opiz 1839
plant genus in the boraginaceae family
Hackelia (stickseeds) is a genus of plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It includes 54 species found in North America, western South America, temperate Eurasia, and Australia. 12 species are native to California. The genus was named after Josef Hackel, a Czech botanist. The common name, stickseed, refers to the tendency of the barbed nutlets to stick to animal fur.
Thymus kosteleckyanus Opiz 1825
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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Veronica triloba (Trilobed Speedwell) (Opiz) Opiz 1825
annual plant species in the plantaginaceae family
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Piper interruptum Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
Piper interruptum is a vine in the pepper family Piperaceae, native to the eastern parts of Southeast Asia and to Melanesia and Queensland.
Hackelia deflexa (Northern Stickseed) (Wahlenb.) Opiz 1839
annual plant species in the boraginaceae family
Hackelia deflexa is a vascular flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names, northern stickseed, nodding stickseed, and American stickseed
Piper phytolaccifolium Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Veselskya Opiz 1856
plant genus in the brassicaceae family
Veselskya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It only contains one known species, Veselskya griffithiana (Boiss.) Opiz. It is native to Afghanistan. The genus name of Veselskya is in honour of Friedrich Veselský (1813–1866), a Bohemian lawyer in present-day Prešov, he was also an amateur botanist with a focus on mushrooms. The Latin specific epithet of griffithiana refers to William Griffith (1810–1845), who was a British naturalist, doctor and botanist. Both the species and the genus were first described and published in Lotos Vol. 4 on page 257 in
Peperomia tuberosa Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
Peperomia tuberosa is a species of flowering plant from the genus Peperomia. It was first described by Philipp Maximilian Opiz and published in the book "Reliquiae Haenkeanae 1(3): 164. 1828 ". It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes. It may a synonym of Peperomia lanceolatopeltata. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Peperomia tenuiflora Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Veselskya griffithiana (Boiss.) Opiz 1856
annual plant species in the brassicaceae family
Veselskya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It only contains one known species, Veselskya griffithiana (Boiss.) Opiz. It is native to Afghanistan. The genus name of Veselskya is in honour of Friedrich Veselský (1813–1866), a Bohemian lawyer in present-day Prešov, he was also an amateur botanist with a focus on mushrooms. The Latin specific epithet of griffithiana refers to William Griffith (1810–1845), who was a British naturalist, doctor and botanist. Both the species and the genus were first described and published in Lotos Vol. 4 on page 257 in
Piper stipulaceum Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Piper patens Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Piper oblongatum Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Piper celtidiforme Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Piper cassinoides Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Piper alveolatum Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Piper abbreviatum Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Peperomia pumila Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Peperomia perforata Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Peperomia haenkeana Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Peperomia furcata Opiz 1828
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Solanum decipiens Opiz 1843
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Sesleria uliginosa Opiz 1836
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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