Conrad Moench (sometimes written Konrad Mönch; 15 August 1744 – 6 January 1805) was a German botanist, professor of botany at Marburg University from 1786 until his death. He wrote 'Methodus Plantas horti botanici et agri Marburgensis' in 1794, an arranged account of plants in the fields and gardens of Marburg. In 1802 he named the plant '' Gillenia trifoliata'' in a supplement to a local flora of the city of Marburg. He also named the plant genus ''

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'' (1794). The botanical genus '' Moenchia'' (family

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) is named in his honor. The standard botanical author abbreviation Moench is applied to plants he described.

Principal writings

* ''Enumeratio plantarum indigenarum Hassiae praesertim inferioris, secundum methodum sexualem dispositarum'', 1777. * (published in several editions) * ''Systematische Lehre von denen gebräuchlichsten Einfachen und zusammengesezten Arzney-Mitteln : zum Gebrauch Akademischer Vorlesungen'', 1795 – Systematic teaching of simple and compound medicines; academic lectures. * ''Einleitung zur Pflanzen-Kunde'', 1798 – Introduction to botany.WorldCat Identities
(publications by Moench)

References

Sources

* Johnson M
The Genus Clematis pp 89-90
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Monroe WR. Analysis of the rhizome of ''Aralia californica''
''American Journal of Pharmacy'' volume 70 number 10, October 1898. Bryologists Pteridologists Botanists with author abbreviations 1744 births 1805 deaths University of Marburg faculty Scientists from Kassel 18th-century German botanists {{Germany-botanist-stub