Friedrich Carl Lehmann

Friedrich Carl Lehmann
Friedrich Carl Lehmann
Born	27 November 1850; Germany
Died	November 23, 1903 (aged 52)
Nationality	German
	Scientific career
Fields	Botany; Orchidology;

Friedrich Carl Lehmann (27 November 1850 – 23 November 1903) was a German Consul to Colombia, mining engineer, amateur botanist and mycologist, and botanical collector.

Career

Lehmann conducted explorations in search of specimens of flora in the countries of Ecuador and Colombia over three decades, sending collected material to herbaria in Berlin-Dahlem, Kew, and Saint Petersburg. In 1903 he led an expedition to Popayán, Colombia, and passed through most of the provinces of Ecuador, in a search for orchids.

Family

Lehmann's grandson, Federico Carlos Lehmann Valencia (1914–1974), was a Colombian ornithologist.

Legacy

Friedrich Carl Lehmann is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of snake, Atractus lehmanni,[1] which is endemic to Colombia and Ecuador.[2]

References

Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Lehmann, F. C.", p. 154).
Species Atractus lehmanni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

External links

Cribb, Phillip (2010). "The orchid collections and illustrations of Consul Friedrich C. Lehmann". Lankesteriana 10 (2-3): 1-215.

"Author Details" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI).

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[1] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Lehmann, F. C.", p. 154).

[2] Species Atractus lehmanni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.