Carl August Wilhelm Schwacke, German-born Brazilian botanist and explorer (Alfeld, Lower Saxony State 29 July 1848 – Barbacena, Minas Gerais State 11 December 1904)

DESCRIBED VALID PLANTAE TAXA

Genera

Mezia 1891

Amburana 1894 with Taubert

Species

Beilschmiedia taubertiana 1892

Cinnamodendron dinisii 1898

Cinnamomum taubertiana 1895 with Mez

Coccoloba cereifera 1898

Diplusodon koehnei 1900

Heisteria silvianii 1900

Iryanthera paradoxa 1886

Lavoisiera caparaoensis 1891

Lavoisiera senaei 1900

Maytenus muelleri 1886

Mezia araujoi 1891

Mezilaurus lindaviana 1892 with Mez

Microlicia schreinerii 1891 with Cogniaux

Myrcia caparoana 1908

Myrsine congesta 1898

Ocotea abbreviata 1892 with Mez

Quiina magallano-gomesii 1898

HONORS

Schwackaea Cogniaux 1891 (Melastomataceae)