Robert Hermann Schomburgk

German explorer, botanist, and ichthyologist (1804-1865).

Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (5 June 1804 – 11 March 1865) was a German-born explorer for Great Britain who carried out geographical, ethnological and botanical studies in South America and the West Indies, and also fulfilled diplomatic missions for the United Kingdom in the Dominican Republic and the Rattanakosin Kingdom (now Thailand).

Abbreviations: R.H.Schomb.
Occupations: writer, world traveler, surveyor, traveler, scientific collector, merchant, illustrator, explorer, diplomat, cartographer, ichthyologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Prussia
Languages: German
Dates: 1804-06-05T00:00:00Z – 1865-03-11T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Freyburg
Direct attributions: 8 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 25 plants, 0 fungi

8 plants attributed, 17 plants contributed to25 plants:

Utricularia humboldtii R.H.Schomb. 1840
plant species in the lentibulariaceae family
Utricularia humboldtii is a large perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. Peter Taylor lists it as either an "aquatic-epiphyte", a subaquatic or a terrestrial species. U. humboldtii is endemic to South America, where it is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. It was originally published and described by Robert Hermann Schomburgk in 1840. It is usually found growing in the water-filled leaf axils of some species of bromeliad, including Brocchinia micrantha, B. tatei, and B. reducta and also plants in the genus Orectanthe. It also grows as an epiphyte on tree
Saxofridericia R.H.Schomb. 1845
plant genus in the rapateaceae family
Saxo-fridericia is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1845. The genus is native to northern South America. Species Saxo-fridericia aculeata Körn - N Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas), SE Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname Saxo-fridericia compressa Maguire - Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas) Saxo-fridericia duidae Maguire - Venezuela (Amazonas) Saxo-fridericia grandis Maguire - Venezuela (Amazonas) Saxo-fridericia inermis Ducke - Brazil (Amazonas), Venezuela (Amazonas), Colombia (Guainía) Saxo-fridericia petiolata Maguire - Venezuela (Amazonas)
Cephalostemon R.H.Schomb. 1845
plant genus in the rapateaceae family
Cephalostemon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rapateaceae. It was described as a genus in 1845. The genus is native to South America. Species Cephalostemon affinis Körn - Amazonas, Tafelberg, Pará Cephalostemon angustatus Malme - Mato Grosso do Sul Cephalostemon gracilis (Poepp. & Endl.) R.H.Schomb. - Pará Cephalostemon microglochin Sandwith - Amazonas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Santa Cruz Cephalostemon riedelianus Körn - Minas Gerais, Goiás
Saxofridericia regalis R.H.Schomb. 1845
perennial plant species in the rapateaceae family
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Cephalostemon gracilis (Poepp. & Endl.) R.H.Schomb. 1845
perennial plant species in the rapateaceae family
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Sobralia elisabethae R.H.Schomb. 1841
perennial plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Cattleya superba R.H.Schomb. 1838
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Calycophyllum stanleyanum R.H.Schomb. 1844
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Chlorocardium rodiei (Demerara Greenheart) (R.H.Schomb.) Rohwer, H.G.Richt. & van der Werff 1991
plant species in the lauraceae family
Chlorocardium rodiei (greenheart) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is one of three species in the genus Chlorocardium. It is native to Guyana and Suriname, both in South America. Other common names include cogwood, demerara greenheart, greenhart, ispingo moena, sipiri, bebeeru and bibiru. It is an evergreen tree growing 15 to 30 m tall, with a trunk diameter of 35 to 60 cm. Its leaves are oppositely arranged and simple with smooth edges. Its fruit is a drupe containing a single seed. The cyclic bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid rodiasine was first isolated from this
Strychnos toxifera (Strychnine) R.H.Schomb. ex Lindl. 1838
plant species in the loganiaceae family
Strychnos toxifera, called bush rope and devil doer, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Strychnos, native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. It is the principal source of calabash or gourd curare. Macusine B is an alkaloid inhibitor of adrenergic alpha-receptors and tryptamine receptors that can be isolated from Strychnos toxifera.
Mora (Mora (plant)) R.H.Schomb. ex Benth. 1839
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Mora is a genus of large trees in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the legume family Fabaceae (or in some classifications the family Caesalpinaceae of the order Fabales). There are six species, all native to lowland rainforests in northern South America, southern Central America, the southern Caribbean islands, and Hispaniola.
Phragmipedium lindleyanum (Lindley's Phragmipedium) (R.H.Schomb. ex Lindl.) Rolfe 1896
vulnerable and perennial plant species in the orchidaceae family
Phragmipedium lindleyanum is a species of orchid ranging from northern South America to Brazil (Pernambuco).
Bonyunia R.H.Schomb. ex Progel 1868
plant genus in the loganiaceae family
Bonyunia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loganiaceae. Its native range is Southern Tropical America. Species: Bonyunia antoniifolia Progel Bonyunia aquatica Ducke Bonyunia excelsa J.R.Grant Bonyunia magnifica J.R.Grant Bonyunia minor N.E.Br. Bonyunia nobilis J.R.Grant Bonyunia pulchra Ricketson, J.R.Grant & Liesner Bonyunia spectabilis J.R.Grant Bonyunia superba R.H.Schomb. ex Progel Bonyunia venusta J.R.Grant
Galeandra devoniana R.H.Schomb. ex Lindl. 1840
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Bonyunia superba R.H.Schomb. ex Progel 1868
plant species in the loganiaceae family
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Tolumnia henekenii (R.H.Schomb. ex Lindl.) Nir 1994
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Euphronia guianensis (R.H.Schomb.) Hallier f. 1918
plant species in the euphroniaceae family
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Dioscorea syringifolia (Kunth) Kunth & R.H.Schomb. ex R.Knuth 1924
plant species in the dioscoreaceae family
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Alexa imperatricis (R.H.Schomb.) Baill. 1870
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Herrania lemniscata (R.H.Schomb.) R.E.Schult. 1943
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Cybianthus crotonoides (R.H.Schomb. ex Mez) G.Agostini 1980
plant species in the primulaceae family
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Licaria camara (R.H.Schomb.) Kosterm. 1937
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Theobroma lemniscatum (R.H.Schomb.) Colli-Silva 2024
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Paloue princeps (R.H.Schomb. ex Benth.) Redden 2018
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Paloue coccinea (R.H.Schomb. ex Benth.) Redden 2018
plant species in the fabaceae family
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