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:
Plant families named by Kaulfuss include:
