Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss (8 April 1786 – 9 December 1830) was a professor at Halle. He described the pteridophytes collected by Adelbert von Chamisso, and he named the fern Cibotium chamissoi after him. The genus Kaulfussia is named for Kaulfuss.[1]

In 1816 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Halle, where in 1823 he became a full professor of botany.[2]

Plants Named by Kaulfuss

More than 200 plant names were published by Kaulfuss.[3] These include the genera:

• Cibotium Kaulf. 1820
• Cochlidium Kaulf. 1820
• Saccoloma Kaulf. 1820
• Balantium Kaulf. 1824
• Sadleria Kaulf. 1824

Plant families named by Kaulfuss include:

• Marattiaceae Kaulf. 1824
• Cyatheaceae Kaulf. 1827

Works by Kaulfuss

• Kaulfuss, Georg Friedrich. Enumeratio Filicum. 1824.

References

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