Ezechias Paulo Heringer, Brazilian botanist and botanical collector (Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais State 05 April 1905 – Brasilia 15 January 1987)

Authored over 100 papers

From his collections 154 orchid species and 9 plant species were described as new

DESCRIBED NEW PLANTAE TAXA

Section

Elenaea 1987 with Rizzini (Fabaceae)

Species

Aniba pulcherrima 1976 with Kubitzki

Cassia mystacicarpa 1966 with Rizzini

Cedrela elliptica 1966 with Rizzini 

Copaifera bulbotricha 1977 with Rizzini

Cyclolobium nutans 1980 with Rizzini

Dalbergia hortensis 1987 with Rizzini & A. Mattos

Mimosa artemisiana 1979 with Paula

Stryphnodendron barbatulum 1987 with Rizzini

Stryphnodendron confertum 1966 with Rizzini

Stryphnodendron cristalinae 1986

Stryphnodendron gracile 1966 with Rizzini

Stryphnodendron platyspicum 1966 with Rizzini 

Stryphnodendron sallesianum 1987 with Rizzini

Virola lieneana 1979 with Paula

Vochysia pseudopumila 1966 with Rizzini

Described new fungi species (at least 8)

With A.C. Batista, G.E.P. Peres & W.A. Cavalcanti. Alguns Mycosphaerellaceae novos e antigos do Planalto Central Brasileiro. Atas Inst. Micol. 3(485):218-37, 1966

With G.P. de P. Lopes. Alguns fungos pouco conhecidos e sete espécies novas em folhas de plantas do Planalto Central Brasileiro (Distrito Federal, Goiás). Arq. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 25:73-116, 1981