Andreas Fleischmann
Andreas Fleischmann (* 1980 in Landsberg am Lech ) is a German botanist. His main focus is on carnivorous plants , parasitic plants , mykoheterotrophic plants and palaeobotany. Its official botanical author's abbreviation is “ A.Fleischm. ".
As a child he began keeping carnivorous and parasitic plants and at a young age was concerned with the flora of southern Germany, the Alps and the Mediterranean.
In 2000, Fleischmann began studying biology at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . In his diploma thesis he devoted himself to the systematics and biogeography of the marsh jugs ( Heliamphora ), in his doctoral thesis in 2012 to the carnivorous mint family , especially the trap traps ( Genlisea ). For his dissertation, Fleischmann received a scholarship under the Bavarian Elite Promotion Act (BayEFG) .
During this time he already undertook botanical expeditions to Brazil, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Thailand, Venezuela, Australia and Zambia, published over a dozen research papers and numerous initial descriptions of new taxa. He worked as a scientific advisor, editor or co-author for some monographs on the topic of carnivorous plants, and his first monographic publication, the Monograph of the genus Genlisea , appeared in 2012.
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- with Stewart McPherson, Andreas Wistuba and Joachim Nerz : Sarraceniaceae of South America. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole 2011, ISBN 978-0-9558918-7-8 .
- Monograph of the genus Genlisea. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole 2012, ISBN 978-1-908787-00-2 .
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- ↑ a b Author entry and list of the plant names described for Andreas Fleischmann at the IPNI
- ↑ a b c d Andreas Fleischmann: Monograph of the genus Genlisea. 2012, p. 725.
- ↑ a b Official homepage
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fleischmann, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Landsberg am Lech |