Friedrich Sellow

German gardener, botanist and naturalist (1789-1831).

Friedrich Sellow (var. Sello) (1789–1831) was a German botanist and naturalist. He was one of the earliest European scientific explorers of Brazil and Uruguay, and a major collector of Brazilian flora. Friedrich Sellow was born on March 12, 1789. He was the eldest son of Carl Julius Samuel Sello, the gardener of the Royal Court of Potsdam. After learning the gardening profession with relatives, Sellow went to work and study in the Botanical Garden of Berlin under the patronage of its director, Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765–1812). In 1810 Sellow travelled to Paris to study. Here he attended scien

Abbreviations: Sellow
Occupations: zoological collector, scientific collector, gardener, explorer, entomologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Empire of Brazil
Languages: German
Dates: 1789-03-12T00:00:00Z – 1831-10-00T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Potsdam
Authorship mentions: 1 plant, 0 fungi

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Salvia splendens (Scarlet Sage) Sellow ex Nees 1821
annual and medicinal plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia splendens, the scarlet sage, is a tender herbaceous perennial plant native to Brazil, growing at 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft) elevation where it is warm year-round and with high humidity. The wild form, rarely seen in cultivation, reaches 1.3 m (4.3 ft) tall. Smaller cultivars are very popular as bedding plants, seen in shopping malls and public gardens all over the world.
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