Karl Moritz Schumann

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), ''Schumannia'' (Kuntze) and several species were named after him, including: {| |- valign=top | * ''Abelia schumannii'' * ''Cycas schumanniana'' * ''Cyperus karlschumannii'' * ''Mammillaria schumannii'' * ''Notocactus schumannianus''       | * ''Pavetta schumanniana'' * ''Psychotria schumanniana'' * ''Rubia schumanniana'' * ''Vangueria schumanniana'' |}

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