Wilhelm Friedrich Karwinsky von Karwin (19 February 1780 – 2 March 1855) was a
Bavarian naturalist who collected plants and animals in Brazil (1821–1826) and Mexico (1826–1831, 1840). He was born in
Keszthely, now in
Hungary, and died in
Munich. Many plants and animals are named in his honour, including the genus ''
Karwinskia
''Karwinskia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae.
Species
* '' Karwinskia calderonii'' Standl.
* ''Karwinskia humboldtiana'' (Schult.) Zucc.
* '' Karwinskia johnstonii'' R.Fernandez
* '' Karwinskia latifolia'' Standl.
* '' ...
'' and the species ''
Erigeron karvinskianus
''Erigeron karvinskianus'', the Mexican fleabane, is a species of daisy-like flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and parts of Central America.
Other common names include Latin American fleabane, Santa Barbara daisy, Spanis ...
'' (Mexican daisy) and ''
Smyrna karwinskii
''Smyrna karwinskii'', or Karwinski's beauty, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, whic ...
'' (the butterfly Karwinski's beauty).
References
1780 births
German naturalists
1855 deaths
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