Anders Jahan Retzius (3 October 1742 – 6 October 1821) was a Swedish chemist, botanist and entomologist. Born in Kristianstad, he matriculated at Lund...
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Retzius is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anders Jahan Retzius (1742–1821), Swedish naturalist Anders Retzius (1796–1860), Swedish...
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Median wasp (category Taxa named by Anders Jahan Retzius)
fungus Cordyceps sphecocephala and the Cricket paralysis virus. The median wasp was first classified by Anders Jahan Retzius in 1783. This wasp is part of...
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Phalaris minor (category Taxa named by Anders Jahan Retzius)
published under its current name by Anders Jahan Retzius in 1783, and has retained that name since. It has no synonyms, and no infraspecific taxa. It is used...
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organs and nervous system. Retzius was born in Stockholm, son of the anatomist Anders Retzius (and grandson of the naturalist and chemist Anders Jahan Retzius)...
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Terminalia chebula (category Taxa named by Anders Jahan Retzius)
Pakistan, India and Nepal east to southwest China (Yunnan), and south to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Swedish naturalist Anders Jahan Retzius described...
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Pedicularis groenlandica (category Taxa named by Anders Jahan Retzius)
in size. Pedicularis groenlandica was first described in 1795 by Anders Jahan Retzius in Florae Scandinaviae Prodromus. It was described from specimens...
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Chives (section Distribution and habitat)
traditional dishes in France, Sweden, and elsewhere. In his 1806 book Attempt at a Flora (Försök til en flora), Anders Jahan Retzius describes how chives are used...
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Steller's sea cow (section Ecology and behavior)
formally described Steller's sea cow in 1780 as Manati gigas. Biologist Anders Jahan Retzius in 1794 put the sea cow in the new genus Hydrodamalis, with the specific...
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Cyperus stolonifer (category Taxa named by Anders Jahan Retzius)
is a species of sedge that is native to parts of Asia, northern Australia and Madagascar. List of Cyperus species "Cyperus stolonifer Retz". Kew Science...
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