Reichenbachanthus

Barbosa- Rodrigues ,Gen .et. Sp. Orch. Nov. 2 (1882) , 164.

Laelieae . III. Dedicated to the outstanding German orchidologist ,Prof. Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1824-1889), son of the botanist H.G.L. Reichenbach , and a native of Dresden ; holder of academic appointments in several German universities ,Professor of Natural History and Director of the Botanic Garden at Hamburg ; founder of the Reichenbach Herbarium which he bequeathed to the herbarium in Vienna ; writer of numerous basic works on orchidology , such as " Xenia Orchidacea," contributor to the serial Reichenbachia ,which was named in his honor,and author of a principal work approaching a resume of the whole orchid family ,published in Walpers ' Annales in 1861-1863.