Josef Koutecký

doctor

Josef Koutecký
Josef Koutecký · Portrait; not a photograph of this planting.

About the plant

Plant
Sorbus omissa
Botanical name
Sorbus omissa
Planting year
2017
Planters or representatives
Josef Koutecký
Mature size
up to 12 m
Flowering
May
Lifespan and documented age
A numerical lifespan range is not established by the references used.
Reading these figures
Taxon characteristics; actual size and flowering in the garden depend on conditions.

This Czech endemic rowan was described in 2012. Small natural populations grow on rocky slopes along the left bank of the Vltava near Roztoky and Libčice; ripe fruit is orange to orange-red.

Size and growth: up to 12 m. Flowering: May.

Lifespan: A numerical lifespan range is not established by the references used. These figures describe the taxon, rather than the current dimensions or health of the specimen in Prague.

Plant details and related plantings →

About the person

Name
Josef Koutecký
Personality type
doctor
Date of birth
Place of birth
Praha
Date of death
Notable achievements and career
  • Czech physician and founder of paediatric oncology in Czechoslovakia.
People and participants
Josef Koutecký

Czech physician and founder of paediatric oncology in Czechoslovakia.

For this entry, the garden identifies the planters or representatives as: Josef Koutecký. The linked planting article provides the plant record and the documented circumstances of participation.

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Botanical references

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikipedia · Josef Koutecký · Author: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin) · CC BY-SA 4.0