Joseph Jakob von Plenck

Austrian botanist (1738-1807).

Joseph Jakob Ritter Plenk or Plenck (28 November 1738 – 24 August 1807) was a physician and polymath in the Holy Roman Empire. He is now known as a pioneer dermatologist.

Abbreviations: Plenck

Occupations: university teacher, physician, dermatologist, botanist

Citizenships: Austrian Empire

Languages: Latin, German

Dates: 1738-11-28T00:00:00Z – 1807-08-24T00:00:00Z

Birth place: Vienna

Direct attributions: 1 plant, 0 fungi

Authorship mentions: 1 plant, 0 fungi

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1 plant attributed to1 plant:

Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) Plenck 1794

vegetable plant variety in the brassicaceae family

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) is an edible green plant in the cabbage family (family Brassicaceae, genus Brassica) whose large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Broccoli is classified in the Italica cultivar group of the species Brassica oleracea. Broccoli has large flower heads, or florets, usually dark green, arranged in a tree-like structure branching out from a thick stalk, which is usually light green. Leaves surround the mass of flower heads. Broccoli resembles cauliflower, a different but closely related cultivar group of the same

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