Ignaz von Szyszyłowicz (30 July 1857 – 17 February 1910) also known as Ignacy Szyszyłowicz was a

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botanist born in Granica (

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). He contributed Part III.6 ''Caryocaraceae, Marcgraviaceae, Theaceae, Strasburgeriaceae'' to Engler & Prantl's ''Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien'' (''The Natural Plant Families''), (Leipzig, 1887). Szyszyłowicz was a volunteer assistant at the Hofmuseum Wien during the period 1885–1891, professor of botany and director of the Agricultural College at

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during 1891–1909, and inspector of agricultural schools in

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in 1898. Szyszyłowicz died in Lemberg.

Publications

*"''Polypetalae disciflorae Rehmannianae (Polypet. disc. Rehm.):sive, Enumeratio Linearum, Malpighiacearum, Zygophyllearum, etc. a A. Rehmann annis 1875–1880 in Africa australi extratropica collectarum''" based on material collected by Anton Rehmann during 1875–1880 on a trip to

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. Rehmann's collections were chiefly from Natal and the Transvaal."Taxonomic literature"
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References

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