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Clayton, William Derek (1926-)
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
William Derek
Last name
Clayton
Initials
W.D.
Life Dates
1926 -
Collecting Dates
1954 - 1965
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
K (main), FHI, P, WAG
Countries
Tropical Africa: Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, NigeriaBrazilian region: BrazilEurope: United Kingdom
Associate(s)
Eiten, George (1923-) (co-collector)
Keay, Ronald William John (1920-1998) (co-collector)
Keay, Ronald William John (1920-1998) (co-collector)
Biography
British agrostologist and former Assistant Keeper for Monocots at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Derek Clayton, now retired, was at the forefront of the development of the World Grass Flora and the World Checklist of Monocotyledons.
References
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E., Authors Pl. Names (1992): 123; Hepper, F.N. & Neate, F., Pl. Collectors W. Africa (1971): 19; Van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Akoègninou, A., Willdenowia 34 (2004): 412;
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
William Derek
Last name
Clayton
Initials
W.D.
Life Dates
1926 -
Collecting Dates
1954 - 1965
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
K (main), FHI, P, WAG
Countries
Tropical Africa: Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, NigeriaBrazilian region: BrazilEurope: United Kingdom
Associate(s)
Eiten, George (1923-) (co-collector)
Keay, Ronald William John (1920-1998) (co-collector)
Keay, Ronald William John (1920-1998) (co-collector)
Biography
British agrostologist and former Assistant Keeper for Monocots at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Derek Clayton, now retired, was at the forefront of the development of the World Grass Flora and the World Checklist of Monocotyledons.
References
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E., Authors Pl. Names (1992): 123; Hepper, F.N. & Neate, F., Pl. Collectors W. Africa (1971): 19; Van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Akoègninou, A., Willdenowia 34 (2004): 412;
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
William Derek
Last name
Clayton
Initials
W.D.
Life Dates
1926 -
Collecting Dates
1954 - 1965
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
K (main), FHI, P, WAG
Countries
Tropical Africa: Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, NigeriaBrazilian region: BrazilEurope: United Kingdom
Associate(s)
Eiten, George (1923-) (co-collector)
Keay, Ronald William John (1920-1998) (co-collector)
Keay, Ronald William John (1920-1998) (co-collector)
Biography
British agrostologist and former Assistant Keeper for Monocots at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Derek Clayton, now retired, was at the forefront of the development of the World Grass Flora and the World Checklist of Monocotyledons.
References
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E., Authors Pl. Names (1992): 123; Hepper, F.N. & Neate, F., Pl. Collectors W. Africa (1971): 19; Van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Akoègninou, A., Willdenowia 34 (2004): 412;
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