> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 839](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33355926) of TL-2 Vol. III > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/24358-1) LSID 24358-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55069871) QID Q55069871 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Opiz, Philipp Maximilian (1787-1858), Czech self-taught botanist and administrator; "Cameral Beamter" in Czaslau, 1805, in Pardubitz 1807, "Kanzelist" \[civil servant\] in Praha 1814, ultimately "k.k. Cameral-Forstconcipist." **Abbreviated name**: *Opiz* \[standard form in IPNI: *Opiz*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection PR|PR]] (± 35.000); much material also at [[Collection PRC|PRC]] and [[Collection PRM|PRM]]. – Opiz published many sets of exsiccatae under various titles; for a brief description see Klášterský (1958, p. 25-26) and Maiwald (1901, p. 63-64). In all he published 126 centuries of plants in an unknown number of sets. Main series: *Flora cryptogamica Bohemiae-Böheims cryptogamische* *Gewächse*1818-1819, fasc. 1-8, nos. 1-200; between 1841 and 1851 Opiz published through his *Pflanzen-Tauschanstalt* (with the company "Kronberger & Rivnác" in Praha) e.g. *Herbarium florae cryptogamiae universalis*, 1841-1846 (3 centuries), *Herbarium florae germanicae*, 1841-1850 (6 centuries), *Herbarium florae austriacae* 1842-1851 (24 centuries), *Herbarium florae* *bohemicae* 1842-1850 (23 centuries). The *Pflanzen-Tauschanstalt* was the first plant exchange association, started in 1817; it ultimately counted over 900 collectors in many countries. The enterprise was bought by E. Purkyne in 1859 and continued on a more modest scale. The remainder of these collections came to [[Collection PR|PR]] in 1945. For the texts and lists accompanying the collections Opiz published the periodical *Naturalientausch*, 12 Hefte (1823-1828). An important set of Opiz plants was acquired by [[Collection PR|PR]] already during Opiz' lifetime. #### Bibliography and biography AG 5(1):659, 6(1): 740; Barnhart 3: 31; BFM no. 2326; BM 3: 1472; Bossert p. 294; Clokie p. 219; CSP 4: 685; DSB xxii, 6(4): 182; Futák-Domin p. 438-446 (main bibl.); GR p. 666, cat. p. 69; Hawksworth p. 185, 196; Hegi 4(2): 848; Herder p. 191, 192, 238; Hortus 3: 1201; IF p. 723, suppl. 1: 132; IH 1 (ed. 6): 362, 2: (in press); Jackson p. 264; Kew 4: 191; Klášterský p. 138; Langman p. 553; LS 19516-19550; Maiwald p. 129-138, 281; MD p. 195; PR 6839-6845 (ed. 1: 7640-7644); Rehder 5: 635; SBC p. 128; Stevenson p. 1253; TL-1/934; TL-2/434, 436-437, 1221, 2375; see Kabliková, J.; Tucker 1: 530; Zander ed. 11, p. 796 (d. 20 Mai 1858). - Anon., Bot. Zeit. 18: 328. 1860 (on O's herbarium); Flora 41: 471-472. 1858; Österr. bot. Z. 8: 233-234. 1858 (obit.); Prager Zeit., reprinted in Bonplandia 6: 272-273. 1858 (obit., b. 5 Jun 1787, d. 19/20 Mai 1858). - Beck, G., *in* K. Fritsch et al., Bot. Anst. Wiens 74, 77. 1894 (material at W). - Candolle, Alph. de, Phytographie 438. 1880 (herb. PR). - Déséglise, A., Menthae opizianae. Observations sur 51 types authentiques d'Opiz et accompagnées de descriptions avec extrait du Lotos. Deuxième mémoire, Lyon, Genève, Bale, 1882, i, 34 p. (Bull. Soc. Étud. sci. Angers 1881), Troisième mémoire, Gand 1882, 17 p. (Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. 21(2). 1882). - Dworský, F., Lotos 8: 152-158. 1858 (obit., d. 20 Mai 1858). - Heufler, L., Bonplandia 5: 184-185. 1857 (deser. *Naturalientausch* 1-12, 1823-1828). - Holub, J. & Pouzar, Z., Fol. geobot. phytotax. 2: 397-428. 1967 (analysis generic names *Seznam*). - Kláštersky, I., und Mitarbeiter, Philipp Maximilian Opiz und seine Bedeutung für die Pflanzentaxonomie, Praha 1958, 272 p. (main modern study, q.v. also for further literature). - Kühnel, Thad. Haenke 32, 76, 152. 1960. - Maiwald, P. V., Die opizische Periode in der floristischen Erforschung Böhmens, Braunau 1901, *in* Jahresber. Stifts-Obergymn. Braunau, Böhrnen 1901, 102, 2 p. (detailed information on Opiz' life, publications and collections; portr., bibl., b. 5 Jun 1787). - Matouschek, F., Verh. k.k. bot. Ver. Wien 1900: 276-286 (on Fl. crypt. Boëmiae, 8 Hefte 1818). - Pouzar, Z., Preslia 36: 337-342. 1964 (notes on generic names published by Opiz). - Sayre, G., Mem. New Bot. Gard. 19(1): 38. 1969. - Schlechtendal, D. F. L. von, Bot. Zek. 16: 183-184. 1858. - Skalický, V., Zprávy Cesk. bot. Spol. CSAV 2(1): 1-38. 1967 (on O's Botanische Topographie Böheims), 6(2): 151-154. 1971 (mss. on flora of Praha) (fide Kew Record), 8: 79-84. 1973 (this mss. was a preliminary text for the periodical "Naturalientausch"). - Steenis-Kruseman, M. J. van, Blumea 25(1): 45. 1979. - Svrcek, M., in Klásterský, I. et al., Philipp Maximilian Opiz 73-100. 1958 (Catalogus fungorum, quos Ph. M. Opiz descripsit..., study of O's taxa of fungi listing types). #### Composite works - (1) See Berchtold, F., *Oekon. Techn. Fl. Böhm.* 1(2)-3(2), 1836-1843, TL-2/434, 436 and 437. We have now seen a copy of TL-2/436, at FI: "*Die Rubiaceen Böheims*. Mit Einschluss der Färberröthe. (*Rubia tinctorum* L.). Monographisch bearbeitet in ökonomisch-technischer Hinsicht von F. Grafen von Berchtold, in botanischer von P. M. Opzi,..." Prag (Gedruckt bei Th. Thabor,...) 1838, p. \[1\]-99. #### Tauschanstalt Apart from his serial *Naturalientausch* (12 Hefte, 1823-1828) Opiz published information on his plant exchange society in the journals *Isis*and *Flora*. For those in *Flora see*: 1:530-531. 1818; 2: 427. 1819; 5: 47, 171, 624, 635-636, 749-751, Beil. 3: 108, 4: 57-64. 1822; 6: 624. 1823; 7: 188-190, 753-759 (E. G. Hornung). 1824; 8(2) Beil. 4: 51-52. 1825; 11: 494-495. 1828; 12: 746. 1829, Erg. Bl. 109-113. 1829; 14(2), Int. Bl. 1: 6-8. 1831; 15(1), Int. Bl. 45-48. 1832 (history; numbers); 17(2), Int. Bl. 13-15. 1834; 18(1),Beibl. 111-112. 1835; 19 (1). Int. Bl. 21(=25)-24(=28); 20(1), Int. Bl. 11-14. 1837; 22(1), Int. Bl. 44-48. 839; 23(2), Int. Bl. 8-15. 14 Oct 1840; 30: 311-312. 1847; 31: 255-256. 1848; 38: 510-512, 557-560. 1855; 39: 446-448. 1856; 40: 94-96. 1857. #### Handwriting See Klášterský et al. (1958), p. 19, 37. #### Eponymy *Opizia* K. B. Presl (1830). ### Publications ##### n.7090. Deutschlands cryplogamische Gewächse **Title** *Deutschlands cryplogamische Gewächse* nach ihren natürlichen Standorten geordnet von Phil. Maxim. Opiz,... Ein Anhang zur Flora Deutschlands von Joh. Christ. Röhling. Prag (Bey Aloys Krammer,...) 1817. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Deutschl. crypt. Gew.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 29 Sep 1816 (p. 4: 20 Apr 1816; t.p. 1817, but see SY p. 52 for precise date), p. \[1\]-166. *Copy*: G. – We have seen no copy with an 1816 t.p. date. *Leipzig issue*: 1817 (Regensb. bot. Ges. rd. 5 Feb 1818), p. \[1\]-166. *Copy*: Stevenson. – Leipzig (bey Johann Ambrosias Barth) 1817. ##### n.7091. Boheims phanerogamische und cryptogamische Gewächse **Title** *Boheims phanerogamische und cryptogamische Gewächse*. Verzeichnet von Philipp Maximilian Opiz. Nebst Angabe ihrer gebräuchlichsten Provinzialnamen, ihres Vorkommens, ihrer Verbreitung, Anführung der Fundorte der Seltenern, nebst ihren Findern und Andeutung des landesüblichen Gebrauchs, ihres Nutzens und ihrer Schädlichkeit. Prag (Bei Carl Wilhelm Enders) 1823. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Böh. phan. crypt. Gew.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1823 (P. 168: 8 Feb 1823; Flora rev. 14 NOV 1823), p. \[1\]-168. *Copies*: FH, G, H; IDG 5200. – On p. 163-168 a list of exsiccatae ("Erstes Verzeichniss"). Nachträge by Opiz in Flora 7(1) Beil. 1: 81-86. Jan-Jun 1824, 8 Beil. 4: 52-59. 1825, 12(2): 114-122. 1829, 15: 653-656. 1832, 18(2) Beibl. 107-112. 1835. ##### n.7092. Naturalientausch von **Title** *Naturalientausch von*Philipp Maximilian Opiz, Nro. 1-10. \[11\]. Prag (In Commission bei Carl Wilhelm Enders) 1823, 1825, und 1825, \[1826\]. Oct. (in fours). **Abbreviated title**: *Natur alientausch*. **Notes** *Publ*.: nos. 1-10 combined, 1825 p. \[i-ii\], \[1\]-290, no. 11; 1826 (t.p.), p. 291-546 (and, in copy BR: 163-166). *Copy*: BR. – Originally published as follows: 1. *Erstes Verzeichniss*: in Opiz, Böh. phan. crypt. Gew. 163-168. 4 Feb 1823. 2. *Zweytes id*.: \[1-8\]. 11 Mar 1823. 3. *Drittes id*.: \[1-8\]. 9 Jul 1823 (1-3 combined with the tide Naturalientausch). 4. *Viertes id*.: 21-28. 4 Sep 1823. 5. *Funftes id*.: 29-36. 3 Dec 1823. 6. *Sechstes id*.: 37-52. 29 Jan 1824. 7. *Siebentes id*.: 53-68. 9 Mar 1824 (sic not 14 Mar). 8. *Achtes id*.: 69-100. 14 Mai 1824. 9. *Naturalientausch no. 9*: 101-164. 14 Mar 1825. 10. *Naturalientausch no. 10*: 165-290. 25 Mar 1825. 11. *Naturalientausch no. 11*: 291-546. Prag (C. W. Enders) 1886 \[-19 Apr 1827\]. \[12\]. *Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte* als Fortsetzung des *Naturalientausches*No. 12: 547-722. Prag (C. W. Enders) 1828\[-1830\]; IDG 1071. *Copies*: Only a few copies of the original separate issues are known (see Maiwald 1901, p. 52-57); Maiwald provides lists of novelties and notices. *Preliminary text*: see Skalicky (1973). ##### n.7093. Seznam rostlin kveteny Ceské **Title** *Seznam rostlin kveteny Ceské* sepsal Filip Max. Opiz. Spisu musejnich cislo xliv. v. Praze \[in Praha\] (v Kommissí u Fr. Riunáce) 1852. Duod. **Abbreviated title**: *Seznam*. **Notes** *Publ*.: Jul-Dec 1852 (Flora rd. 14 Jun-21 Jul 1853; ÖbW 10 Jun 1852: "demnächst erscheint"),p. \[ii-viii\], \[1\]-216. *Copies*: G, H, MICH; IDC 535. – p. \[ii\]: "Malá Encyklopedie nauk. Nákladem ceského museum. Díl x." – For a nomenclatural analysis of the generic names of phanerogams see Holub & Pouzar (1967). Title: "a \[latin-bohemian\] catalogue of Czech flowering plants".