Georg Eberhard Rumphius

German-dutch merchant, naturalist and botanist (1627-1702).

Georg Eberhard Rumphius (originally: Rumpf; baptized c. 1 November 1627 – 15 June 1702) was a German-born botanist employed by the Dutch East India Company in what is now eastern Indonesia, and is best known for his work, Herbarium Amboinense, produced in the face of severe personal tragedies, including the death of his wife and a daughter in an earthquake, going blind from glaucoma, loss of his library and manuscripts in major fire, and losing early copies of his book when the ship carrying it was sunk.

Abbreviations: Rumph.
Occupations: naturalist, ornithologist, mycologist, historian, malacologist, colonial administrator, botanist, zoologist, military personnel, architect
Citizenships: Solms-Braunfels, Holy Roman Empire
Languages: German
Dates: 1627-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1702-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Wölfersheim
Direct attributions: 1 plant, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 11 plants, 2 fungi

1 plant attributed, 10 plants contributed to11 plants:

Gandasulum Rumph. 1755
plant genus in the zingiberaceae family
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Codiaeum variegatum (Garden Croton) (L.) Rumph. ex A.Juss. 1824
medicinal plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Codiaeum variegatum, commonly known as croton or variegated croton amongst many other names, is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. Initially described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, its native range is from Java east to Fiji, and from the Philippines south to Queensland, Australia. It is widely cultivated and has been introduced to many other countries.
Codiaeum (Croton) Rumph. ex A.Juss. 1824
plant genus in the euphorbiaceae family
Codiaeum is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to insular Southeast Asia, northern Australia and Papuasia. They are shrubs with leathery leaves and often confused with the genus Croton. Some species, especially Codiaeum variegatum, are cultivated as houseplants. Species Formerly included moved to other genera: Austrobuxus Baloghia Blachia Fontainea Sphyranthera Trigonostemon
Timonius Rumph. ex DC. 1830
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Timonius is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes 259 species, which range from the Seychelles and Sri Lanka to Indochina, Malesia, Papuasia, northern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. The genus' greatest centre of species diversity is New Guinea, with 86 native species. It is the second most speciose genus in the family Rubiaceae in Papua New Guinea, containing about 80 species known to science.
Machilus Rumph. ex Nees 1831
plant genus in the lauraceae family
Machilus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Its delimitation versus the closely related avocados (genus Persea) has been disputed, with some Persea species such as coyo (P.schiedeana) sometimes placed in Machilus, or all of Machilus being included in Persea. As circumscribed here – distinct from Persea but excluding American species – Machilus currently includes about 100 species.
Terminalis Rumph. ex Kuntze 1891
plant genus in the asparagaceae family
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Vidoricum Rumph. ex Kuntze 1891
plant genus in the sapotaceae family
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Pandanus moschatus Rumph. ex Voigt 1845
plant species in the pandanaceae family
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Leleba lineata Rumph. ex Hook.f. 1896
plant species in the poaceae family
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Leleba Rumph. ex Teijsm. & Binn. 1830
plant genus in the poaceae family
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Bancalus Rumph. ex Kuntze 1891
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
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