Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini

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Title page of Flora Japonica by Philipp Franz von Siebold and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini

Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini (10 August 1797 – 18 February 1848) was a German

Rijksherbarium [nl; de
] in Leiden.

The botanical genus Zuccarinia (Rubiaceae) was named in his honor by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1827.[1]

Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini sign in the botanical garden of Munich

The standard author abbreviation Zucc. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

References

  1. ^ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Zucc.