Friedrich Bödeker (11 September 1867 in Währentrup – 9 April 1937 in

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) was a German

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

who specialized in

cacti A cactus (: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (), a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, ...

studies. He was the taxonomic author of the cacti genera '' Aztekium'' and '' Porfiria'' as well as of numerous species within the family

Cactaceae A cactus (: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (), a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, ...

. Many of his descriptions were published in the journals "''Monatsschrift der Deutschen Kakteen-Gesellschaft''" and the "''Zeitschrift für Sukkulentenkunde''".

Published works

* ''Ein Mammillarien-Vergleichs-Schlüssel''. J. Neumann, 1933.Google Books
Ein Mammillarien-Vergleichs-Schlüssel

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodeker, Friedrich 1867 births 1937 deaths People from Lippe People from the Principality of Lippe 19th-century German botanists 20th-century German botanists