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Weale, James Philip Mansel (1838-)
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)
James Philip Mansel
Last name
Weale
Initials
J.P.M.
Life Dates
1838 -
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM
Countries
Southern Africa: South Africa
Associate(s)
Darwin, Charles Robert (1809-1882) (correspondent)
Biography
British farmer and amateur naturalist, the son of James Weale of Marylebone, London. He trained in law and modern history at Oxford University (BA 1860) and was a school friend of Roland and Henry Trimen. He emigrated to South Africa where he owned the farm 'Brooklyn' near King William's Town. He collected both zoological and botanical material, studied caverns and supported the opening of a museum in Port Elizabeth. He was interested in the pollination of flowers, particularly orchids, a subject on which he corresponded (c. 1865-1870) with Charles Darwin. He named the orchid Bonatea darwinii Weale (= Bonatea cassidea Sond.) in honour of Darwin and is commemorated by Disperis wealei Rchb. f.
References
Gunn, M. & Codd, L.E. Bot. Explor. S. Afr. (1981): 372; Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. T-Z (1988): 1124;
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)
James Philip Mansel
Last name
Weale
Initials
J.P.M.
Life Dates
1838 -
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM
Countries
Southern Africa: South Africa
Associate(s)
Darwin, Charles Robert (1809-1882) (correspondent)
Biography
British farmer and amateur naturalist, the son of James Weale of Marylebone, London. He trained in law and modern history at Oxford University (BA 1860) and was a school friend of Roland and Henry Trimen. He emigrated to South Africa where he owned the farm 'Brooklyn' near King William's Town. He collected both zoological and botanical material, studied caverns and supported the opening of a museum in Port Elizabeth. He was interested in the pollination of flowers, particularly orchids, a subject on which he corresponded (c. 1865-1870) with Charles Darwin. He named the orchid Bonatea darwinii Weale (= Bonatea cassidea Sond.) in honour of Darwin and is commemorated by Disperis wealei Rchb. f.
References
Gunn, M. & Codd, L.E. Bot. Explor. S. Afr. (1981): 372; Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. T-Z (1988): 1124;
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)
James Philip Mansel
Last name
Weale
Initials
J.P.M.
Life Dates
1838 -
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM
Countries
Southern Africa: South Africa
Associate(s)
Darwin, Charles Robert (1809-1882) (correspondent)
Biography
British farmer and amateur naturalist, the son of James Weale of Marylebone, London. He trained in law and modern history at Oxford University (BA 1860) and was a school friend of Roland and Henry Trimen. He emigrated to South Africa where he owned the farm 'Brooklyn' near King William's Town. He collected both zoological and botanical material, studied caverns and supported the opening of a museum in Port Elizabeth. He was interested in the pollination of flowers, particularly orchids, a subject on which he corresponded (c. 1865-1870) with Charles Darwin. He named the orchid Bonatea darwinii Weale (= Bonatea cassidea Sond.) in honour of Darwin and is commemorated by Disperis wealei Rchb. f.
References
Gunn, M. & Codd, L.E. Bot. Explor. S. Afr. (1981): 372; Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. T-Z (1988): 1124;
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