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Greatrex, Ferdinand Cecil (fl. 1915-1965)

Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
Ferdinand Cecil
Last name
Greatrex
Initials
F.C.
Life Dates
1915 - 1965
Collecting Dates
1917 - 1951
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM, K, SRGH, TI
Countries
Japanese region: JapanSouthern Africa: Zimbabwe
Associate(s)
Wild, Hiram (1917-1982) (co-collector)
Biography
British diplomat who was posted to Seoul (1915) as Vice-Consul. He was later in Japan as Vice Consul in Hakodate (1920-1925) and in Yokohama (1926-1927) before being promoted to Consul (1928) in Tamsui (Taiwan). He returned to Japan as Consul in Nagasaki (1929-1941) before the withdrawal of British diplomats from Japan during the second world war. Greatrex was later based in Zimbabwe (c. 1946-1950) and published on Orchidaceae of the region. A number of plants were named in his honour including Viola greatrexii Nakai & Maek. from Japan and Polystachya greatrexii Summerh. from Zimbabwe.
References
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E., Authors Pl. Names (1992): 240; Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. E-H (1957): 237;
Greatrex, Ferdinand Cecil (fl. 1915-1965)
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