Johan Albert Constantin Löfgren

Johan Albert Constantin Löfgren (1854–1918), known as Albert Löfgren or Alberto Löfgren, was head of the botany department of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden around 1905. The plant currently known as Schlumbergera opuntioides is one of those he first named.[1]

Johan Albert Constantin Löfgren
Born(1854-09-11)11 September 1854
Stockholm
Died30 August 1918(1918-08-30) (aged 63)
Rio de Janeiro
NationalitySwedish, Brazilian
Known forDirector of the Horto Florestal in São Paulo (1907-1909)
Scientific career
Fieldsbotany
Doctoral studentsUpsala College
Author abbrev. (botany)Loefgr.

Löfgren was the first director of the Horto Florestal de São Paulo, from 1907 to 1909, now named the Albert Löfgren State Park.[2]

References
  1. McMillan, A.J.S.; Horobin, J.F. (1995), Christmas Cacti : The genus Schlumbergera and its hybrids (p/b ed.), Sherbourne, Dorset: David Hunt, ISBN 978-0-9517234-6-3, p. 14
  2. "Horto Florestal de São Paulo ou Parque Estadual Albert Löfgren", Áreas Verdes das Cidades (in Portuguese), 21 June 2012, retrieved 2016-12-09
  3. IPNI.  Loefgr.


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