Anders Fredrik Regnell

The plant genera of Regnellia Barb.Rodr. (a synonym of Bletia Ruiz & Pav. Orchidaceae,), Regnellidium Lindm. (Marsileaceae,) and Neoregnellia (family Malvaceae,) as well as many species were named in his honor. Regnell was an honorary member of the Learned Societies of Uppsala and Gothenburg, and of the Swedish and Uppsala Medical Associations. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Uppsala in 1877. Regnell died in Caldas, Brazil, and is buried in Uppsala’s old cemetery. In 1903 a memorial monument in Caldas, Brazil was dedicated to him. In Uppsala, the building housing the Dag Hammarskjöld and Law Library of the University of Uppsala is named Regnellianum. == Sources ==