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Ponthieu, Henry de (1731-1808)
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)
Henry de
Last name
Ponthieu
Initials
H. de
Life Dates
1731 - 1808
Collecting Dates
1778 -
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM, G, MANCH, S, UPS
Countries
Caribbean region: Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Lucia
Associate(s)
Banks, Joseph (1743-1820) (specimens to)
Smeathman, Henry (c. 1742-1786) (co-collector)
Smeathman, Henry (c. 1742-1786) (co-collector)
Biography
The grandchild of protestant refugees from France, a London born merchant and amateur botanist in the West Indies who sent plants to Sir Joseph Banks in 1778. As well as the larger Caribbean islands, Ponthieu visited Barbuda, Antigua, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Grenada and Tobago in 1783-87. His was a rare visit to Barbuda, an island neglected by most contemporary botanists. Ponthieu wrote to the Englishman William Codrington while there, providing details on the state of the island, in particular the damp basement of the castle where he was accommodated during his stay! The orchid genus Ponthieva R. Br. is named after him.
Sources:
R.A. Howard, 1975, "Modern Problems of the Years 1492-1800 in the Lesser Antilles", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 62(2): 373
A. Lasègue, 1845, Musée Botanique: 266
I. Urban, 1902, Symbolae Antillanae, 3: 106
D.R. Watters, 1997, "Historical Documentation and Archaeological Investigation of Codrington Castle, Barbuda, West Indies", Annals of Carnegie Museum, 66(3): 241
D.R. Watters and R.B. Miller, 2000, "Wood Identification in Historic Sites", Caribbean Journal of Science, 36(1-2): 28.
Sources:
R.A. Howard, 1975, "Modern Problems of the Years 1492-1800 in the Lesser Antilles", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 62(2): 373
A. Lasègue, 1845, Musée Botanique: 266
I. Urban, 1902, Symbolae Antillanae, 3: 106
D.R. Watters, 1997, "Historical Documentation and Archaeological Investigation of Codrington Castle, Barbuda, West Indies", Annals of Carnegie Museum, 66(3): 241
D.R. Watters and R.B. Miller, 2000, "Wood Identification in Historic Sites", Caribbean Journal of Science, 36(1-2): 28.
References
Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. A-D (1954): 159; Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. N-R (1983): 698;
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)
Henry de
Last name
Ponthieu
Initials
H. de
Life Dates
1731 - 1808
Collecting Dates
1778 -
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM, G, MANCH, S, UPS
Countries
Caribbean region: Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Lucia
Associate(s)
Banks, Joseph (1743-1820) (specimens to)
Smeathman, Henry (c. 1742-1786) (co-collector)
Smeathman, Henry (c. 1742-1786) (co-collector)
Biography
The grandchild of protestant refugees from France, a London born merchant and amateur botanist in the West Indies who sent plants to Sir Joseph Banks in 1778. As well as the larger Caribbean islands, Ponthieu visited Barbuda, Antigua, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Grenada and Tobago in 1783-87. His was a rare visit to Barbuda, an island neglected by most contemporary botanists. Ponthieu wrote to the Englishman William Codrington while there, providing details on the state of the island, in particular the damp basement of the castle where he was accommodated during his stay! The orchid genus Ponthieva R. Br. is named after him.
Sources:
R.A. Howard, 1975, "Modern Problems of the Years 1492-1800 in the Lesser Antilles", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 62(2): 373
A. Lasègue, 1845, Musée Botanique: 266
I. Urban, 1902, Symbolae Antillanae, 3: 106
D.R. Watters, 1997, "Historical Documentation and Archaeological Investigation of Codrington Castle, Barbuda, West Indies", Annals of Carnegie Museum, 66(3): 241
D.R. Watters and R.B. Miller, 2000, "Wood Identification in Historic Sites", Caribbean Journal of Science, 36(1-2): 28.
Sources:
R.A. Howard, 1975, "Modern Problems of the Years 1492-1800 in the Lesser Antilles", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 62(2): 373
A. Lasègue, 1845, Musée Botanique: 266
I. Urban, 1902, Symbolae Antillanae, 3: 106
D.R. Watters, 1997, "Historical Documentation and Archaeological Investigation of Codrington Castle, Barbuda, West Indies", Annals of Carnegie Museum, 66(3): 241
D.R. Watters and R.B. Miller, 2000, "Wood Identification in Historic Sites", Caribbean Journal of Science, 36(1-2): 28.
References
Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. A-D (1954): 159; Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. N-R (1983): 698;
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