Education
University of Halle-Wittenberg.
University of Halle-Wittenberg.
He described the pteridophytes collected by Adalbert von Chamisso, and named the fern Cibotium chamissoi after him. The genus Kaulfussia is named for Kaulfuss. In 1816 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Halle, where in 1823 he became a full professor of botany.
More than 200 plant names were published by Kaulfuss.
These include the genera:
Cibotium Kaulf. 1820
Cochlidium Kaulf.
1820
Saccoloma Kaulf. 1820
Balantium Kaulf.
1824
Sadleria Kaulf.
1824
Plant families named by Kaulfuss include:
Marattiaceae Kaulf. 1824
Cyatheaceae Kaulf.