Alberto Vojtěch Frič

Alberto Vojtěch Frič (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalbɛrto ˈvojcɛx ˈfrɪtʃ], 8 September 1882 Prague – 4 December 1944 Prague) was a famous Czech botanist, ethnographer, writer and explorer. He undertook 8 voyages to America, discovered, described and catalogued many species of cactus. South American Indians called him Karaí Pukú (engl. Long Hunter); in Europe he became known as Cactus Hunter.

• Lophophora alberto-vojtechii
• Lophophora fricii
• Stenocereus fricii
• Cleistocactus strausii var. fricii
• Notocactus fricii synonymum Malacocarpus fricii, Wigginsia fricii
• Airampoa
• Chaffeyopuntia
• Pseudotephrocactus
• Salmiopuntia
• Subulatopuntia
• Weberiopuntia

• Kukurá language

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