Gardner, George (1812-1849)

Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
George
Last name
Gardner
Initials
G.
Life Dates
1812 - 1849
Collecting Dates
1836 - 1849
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Bryophytes
Pteridophytes
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM (main), K (main), A, B, BR, CGE, CN, DR, E, F, FI, G, G-DC, GH, L, LE, LIV, M, MANCH, MO, NY, OXF, P, P-JU, PDA, PR, S, TCD, US, W
Countries
Brazilian region: BrazilIndian region: Sri Lanka
Associate(s)
Fielding, Henry Borron (1805-1851) (assistant)
Hooker, William Jackson (1785-1865) (student)
Norris, William (1793-1859) (specimens from)
Biography
Scottish botanist and son of a gardener to the Earl of Dunmore, who studied medicine at Glasgow University. He collected plants in Brazil (1836-1841) before accepting an appointment at Oxford as an assistant to H.B. Fielding (1843). He was later posted to Sri Lanka as Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya (1844-1849) and during this appointment collected plants in Mauritius and Madras (1845). Original material from Brazil (1836-1841) is at BM and original material from Sri Lanka (1843-1849) at K, with some duplicate material at BM. Bryophyte exsiccatae are at BM. Gardneria Wall. is named in his honour.
References
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E., Authors Pl. Names (1992): 219; Holmgren, P., Holmgren, N.H. & Barnett, L.C., Index Herb., ed. 8 (1990): 190; Jackson, B.D., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1901): 25; Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. E-H (1957): 217; Murray, G.R.M., Hist. Coll. Nat. Hist. Dep. Brit. Mus. (1904): 86, 105, 150;
Gardner, George (1812-1849)
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