Karl Moritz Schumann

German botanist (1851–1904).

Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist. Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the Deutsche Kakteen-Gesellschaft (German Cactus Society) which he founded on 6 November 1892. He died in Berlin. Karl Moritz Schumann participated as a collaborator in Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien by Adolf Engler and K. A. E. Prantl and in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. The genera Schumannianthus (Gagnepain), Schumanniophyton (Harms), Schum

Abbreviations: K.Schum.
Occupations: scientific collector, university teacher, curator, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Languages: German
Dates: 1851-06-17T00:00:00Z – 1904-03-22T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Görlitz
Direct attributions: 1,440 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 2,223 plants, 0 fungi

1,440 plants attributed, 783 plants contributed to2,223 plants:

Theobroma grandiflorum (Cupuaçu) (Willd. ex Spreng.) K.Schum. 1886
plant species in the malvaceae family
Theobroma grandiflorum, commonly known as cupuaçu, also spelled cupuassu, cupuazú, cupu assu, or copoazu, is a tropical rainforest tree related to cacao. Native and common throughout the Amazon basin, it is naturally cultivated in the jungles of northern Brazil, with the largest production in Pará, Amazonas and Amapá, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru. The pulp of the cupuaçu fruit is consumed throughout Central and South America, especially in the northern states of Brazil, and is used to make ice creams, snack bars, and other products.
Aframomum melegueta (Grains-of-paradise) K.Schum. 1904
medicinal plant species in the zingiberaceae family
Grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta) is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, and closely related to cardamom. Its seeds are used as a spice (ground or whole); it imparts a pungent, black-pepper-like flavor with hints of citrus. It is also known as melegueta pepper, Guinea grains, ossame, or fom wisa, and is sometimes confused with alligator pepper. The terms African pepper and Guinea pepper have also been used, but are ambiguous as they can apply to other spices such as grains of Selim (Xylopia aethiopica). It is native to West Africa, which is sometimes named the Pepper Coast
Rebutia K.Schum. 1895
plant genus in the cactaceae family
Rebutia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cactaceae, native to Bolivia and Argentina. The limits of the genus have varied widely, depending on whether genera such as Aylostera and Weingartia are included or treated separately. As of December 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted only three species of Rebutia. A very large number of plants that have been treated in cultivation as species of Rebutia are now generally regarded as varieties, forms or synonyms of a much smaller number of species, or have been transferred to other genera. Plants treated as Rebutia are generally
Alpinia purpurata (Red-ginger) (Vieill.) K.Schum. 1904
plant species in the zingiberaceae family
Alpinia purpurata, commonly referred to as red ginger, ostrich plume and pink cone ginger, is a ginger native to Maluku and the southwest Pacific islands. In typical ginger fashion, A. purpurata is a rhizomatous plant, spreading underground in a horizontal growth habit, sending feeder roots downwards into the substrate and sprouting leafy vertical stems from nodes located along the rhizome. As its common name implies, red ginger blooms with showy inflorescences on long, bright magenta- to red-hued bracts; while they appear to be a blossom, bracts are in fact modified leaves that contain the
Corynanthe johimbe (Yohimbe) K.Schum. 1901
psychoactive plant species in the rubiaceae family
Corynanthe johimbe, synonym Pausinystalia johimbe, common name yohimbe, is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae native to western and central Africa (Nigeria, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea). Extracts from yohimbe have been used in traditional medicine in West Africa as an aphrodisiac, and have been marketed in developed countries as dietary supplements. The extracts and supplements have no proven effectiveness and pose safety concerns due to variable yohimbine levels and potential adverse effects, such as hypertension and insomnia.
Campsis grandiflora (Chinese Trumpet Vine) (Thunb.) K.Schum. 1894
medicinal and vegetable plant species in the bignoniaceae family
Campsis grandiflora, commonly known as the Chinese trumpet vine, is a fast-growing, deciduous creeper with large, orange, trumpet-shaped flowers in summer. It can grow to a height of 10 meters. A native of East Asia, it is less hardy than its relative Campsis radicans. Campsis grandiflora prefers moist, nutrient-rich soil and a position with full sun and support to climb. The dark green leaves have serrated edges.
Aframomum K.Schum. 1904
plant genus in the zingiberaceae family
Aframomum is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is widespread across tropical Africa as well as on some islands of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Seychelles, and Mauritius). It is represented by approximately 50 species. Its species are perennials and produce colorful flowers. Several aromatic species with essential oils present in fruits, seeds, leaves, stems, rhizomes, and other plant parts are either edible or used as medicine in Africa. Aframomum melegueta (Melegueta pepper) is an economically important edible crop in West Africa.
Triplochiton scleroxylon (Obeche) K.Schum. 1900
plant species in the malvaceae family
Triplochiton scleroxylon is a tree of the genus Triplochiton of the family Malvaceae. The timber is known by the common names African whitewood, abachi, obeche (in Nigeria), wawa (in Ghana), ayous (in Cameroon) and sambawawa (in Ivory Coast). The tree is the official state tree of Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Pterocactus K.Schum. 1897
plant genus in the cactaceae family
Pterocactus (from Greek pteron, "wing", referring to the saucer-shaped seed of these plants) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae), comprising 9 species. All Pterocactus have tuberous roots and are endemic to South and Western Argentina. The genus has been given its own tribe, the Pterocacteae. A molecular phylogenetic analysis placed the genus in the tribe Tephrocacteae.
Brachychiton rupestris (Queensland Bottletree) (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) K.Schum. 1893
plant species in the malvaceae family
Brachychiton rupestris (commonly known as the narrow-leaved bottle tree or Queensland bottle tree) is a tree in the family Malvaceae, endemic to the Australian state of Queensland. Described by Sir Thomas Mitchell and John Lindley in 1848, it earned its name from its bulbous trunk, which can be up to 3.5 metres (11 ft) in diameter at breast height (DBH). Reaching around 10–25 m (33–82 ft) high, the Queensland bottle tree is deciduous, losing its leaves seasonally, between September and December. The leaves are simple or divided, with one or more narrow leaf blades up to 11 centimetres (4 in)
Araucaria hunsteinii (Klinkii Pine) K.Schum. 1889
plant species in the araucariaceae family
Araucaria hunsteinii (Klinki, Klinkii or "Klinky", native names Rassu and Pai) is a species of Araucaria native to the mountains of Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Donax canniformis (Canna-leaf Donax) (G.Forst.) K.Schum. 1892
perennial and medicinal plant species in the marantaceae family
Donax is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae. It contains only one recognized species, Donax canniformis (G.Forst.) K.Schum, widespread from the Andaman Islands, Myanmar (Burma), southern China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Melanesia and Micronesia.
Ariocarpus fissuratus (Chautle-living Rock) (Engelm.) K.Schum. 1894
plant species in the cactaceae family
Ariocarpus fissuratus (formerly known as Anhalonium fissuratus) is a species of cactus found in small numbers in northern Mexico and Texas in the United States. Common names include living rock cactus, false peyote, chautle, dry whiskey and star cactus.
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus (Living Rock) (Lem.) K.Schum. 1898
plant species in the cactaceae family
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.
Pandorea jasminoides (Bower Plant) (Lindl.) K.Schum. 1894
plant species in the bignoniaceae family
Pandorea jasminoides, also known by the common names bower of beauty and bower vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a woody climber with pinnate leaves that have three to nine egg-shaped leaflets and white or pink trumpet-shaped flowers that are red and hairy inside. It is also grown as an ornamental.
Miscanthus floridulus (Pacific Island Silvergrass) (Labill.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb. 1900
edible, perennial, and medicinal plant species in the poaceae family
Miscanthus floridulus, the Pacific Island silvergrass, is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae.
Dolichandrone spathacea (Mangrove Trumpet-tree) (L.f.) K.Schum. 1889
plant species in the bignoniaceae family
Dolichandrone spathacea, also known as tui or mangrove trumpet tree, is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae.
Rhipsalis elliptica G.Lindb. ex K.Schum. 1890
plant species in the cactaceae family
Rhipsalis elliptica is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mammillaria gigantea Hildm. ex K.Schum. 1898
plant species in the cactaceae family
Mammillaria gigantea is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae native to Mexico. It is named for its large size.
Cereus hildmannianus (Hedge Cactus) K.Schum. 1890
plant species in the cactaceae family
Cereus hildmannianus is a species of cactus from southern South America. Its distribution is uncertain but probably includes Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. This cactus thrives in diverse habitats such as forests, savannas, and grasslands, preferring well-draining soils and demonstrating adaptability to both drought and occasional flooding.
Markhamia lutea (Siala) (Benth.) K.Schum. 1895
plant species in the bignoniaceae family
Markhamia lutea, the Nile tulip, Nile trumpet or siala tree is a tree species of the family Bignoniaceae, native to eastern Africa and cultivated for its large bright yellow flowers. It is related to the African tulip tree. Native to Africa, Markhamia was named in the honour of Clements Markham (1830–1916), who worked in India. An evergreen small tree that grows to 4–5 m in height outside of native zones, although it can reach more than 10 m in its zones of origin. Leaves, of 20–30 cm in length, normally arranged in groups in the ends of the branches. Flowers in terminal clusters. They are
Maihuenia poeppigii (Otto ex Pfeiff.) F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum. 1898
plant species in the cactaceae family
Maihuenia poeppigii, commonly known in Chile as maihuén or hierba del guanaco, is a succulent cactus shrub from Argentina of a type called a cushion plant. The flowers and fruit are yellow. M. poeppigii is remarkably tolerant to moisture and cold temperatures. The specific epithet poepigii commemorates Eduard Pöppig, a 19th-century German naturalist who explored South America.
Duroia hirsuta (Poepp.) K.Schum. 1889
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Duroia hirsuta is a myrmecophyte tree species from the Amazon Forest. It is one of some 37 species of Duroia, which are shrubs or canopy trees in the family Rubiaceae, favoring ants (myrmecophilous), and occurring in Central America as far north as Mexico, the Amazon Basin, the Guiana Shield, the Brazilian Atlantic coast and planalto.
Costus spectabilis (Fenzl) K.Schum. 1892
medicinal plant species in the costaceae family
Costus spectabilis, commonly known as the yellow trumpet, or yellow bell, is an African species of herb; low and perennial, it is found from Sierra Leone to Sudan to as far south as Angola and Zimbabwe.
Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook.f. ex K.Schum. 1889
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Calycophyllum spruceanum, common names capirona and Pau-Mulato, is a canopy tree belonging to the Gardenia Family (Rubiaceae) indigenous to the Amazon rainforest. Its most interesting characteristic is its very shiny, highly polished green bark. The oblong leaves are up to seven inches (18 centimeters) in length. The white flowers are in small terminal clusters.
Triplochiton K.Schum. 1900
plant genus in the malvaceae family
Triplochiton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It is a small genus of trees comprising tall tropical African trees with palmately lobed alternate leaves like those of the maple. It is native to Tropical Africa, and found in the countries of Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.
Rebutia minuscula (Red Crown Cactus) K.Schum. 1895
plant species in the cactaceae family
Rebutia minuscula is a species of cactus from South America found in northern Argentina and Bolivia. It is the type species of the genus Rebutia. As its synonym Rebutia senilis it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Its cultivars 'Krainziana', 'Marsoneri' and 'Violaciflora' are also listed as having gained the Award of Garden Merit. The status of the species of Rebutia is currently uncertain; indeed the genus as defined by Anderson (2001) has been shown to be polyphyletic. Anderson describes R. minuscula as consisting of globe-shaped stems with a diameter of up
Ixora albersii K.Schum. 1904
vulnerable plant species in the rubiaceae family
Ixora albersii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the West Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. The epithet albersii commemorates German botanist Eduard Albers.
Ariocarpus trigonus (F.A.C.Weber) K.Schum. 1898
plant species in the cactaceae family
Ariocarpus trigonus or better known as Landmine Flowers is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico (the states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo León).
Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K.Schum. 1904
plant species in the zingiberaceae family
Aframomum alboviolaceum is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Henry Nicholas Ridley, and got its current name from Karl Moritz Schumann. Aframomum alboviolaceum is part of the genus Aframomum and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
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