Johanna A. Witasek

Johanna A. Witasek
Born(1865-08-13)August 13, 1865
DiedJuly 5, 1910(1910-07-05) (aged 44)
NationalityAustrian
OccupationBotanist
Known forplant taxonomy
Scientific career
Author abbrev. (botany)Witasek

Johanna Amalia Witasek (13 August 1865 – 5 July 1910) was an Austrian botanist noted for her work on taxonomy, geographic distribution, and nomenclature. Witasek studied at the Botanical Museum in Vienna, working on material brought back from expeditions to Brazil and Samoa. Over eleven years, she published a number of papers on Solanaceae, Campanula, and Callianthemum.