Heinrich Karl Beyrich
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Heinrich Karl Beyrich was a German botanist who was a native of Wernigerode
.
He studied botany at the University of Göttingen, and in 1819 performed botanical excursions throughout northern and eastern Italy. In 1822-23 he went on an expedition to Brazil on behalf of the Prussian government to collect flora for Pfaueninsel
and the Neu-Schönberger Botanical Garden
. In September 1834, while on an expedition through North America, he became ill and died at Fort Gibson
, located in the present-day state of Oklahoma
.
He has numerous plant species named after him, including Centaurium beyrichii
, also known as the "mountain pink", and Galeandra
beyrichii (Beyrich's helmet orchid).
Wernigerode
Wernigerode is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the district of Wernigerode. Its population was 35,500 in 1999....
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He studied botany at the University of Göttingen, and in 1819 performed botanical excursions throughout northern and eastern Italy. In 1822-23 he went on an expedition to Brazil on behalf of the Prussian government to collect flora for Pfaueninsel
Pfaueninsel
Pfaueninsel is an island in the River Havel situated in Berlin-Wannsee, in southwestern Berlin, near the borders with Potsdam and Brandenburg. The island is part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin World Heritage Site and a popular destination for day-trippers...
and the Neu-Schönberger Botanical Garden
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
. In September 1834, while on an expedition through North America, he became ill and died at Fort Gibson
Fort Gibson
Fort Gibson, now located in Oklahoma and designated Fort Gibson Historical Site, guarded the American frontier in Indian Territory from 1824 until 1890...
, located in the present-day state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
.
He has numerous plant species named after him, including Centaurium beyrichii
Centaurium beyrichii
Zeltnera beyrichii , commonly known as mountain pink, quinine weed or rock centaury, is an annual that blooms from late spring to early fall. Used as a medicinal plant by pioneers, the flowers were dried and used to reduce fevers....
, also known as the "mountain pink", and Galeandra
Galeandra
Galeandra, abbreviated as Gal in horticultural trade, is a genus of 20 species of orchids native to tropical America.-List of species:...
beyrichii (Beyrich's helmet orchid).