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Carles, William Richard (1848-1929)

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 Richard
Last name
Carles
Initials
W.R.
Life Dates
1848 - 1929
Collecting Dates
1867 - 1885
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM, E, K, MO
Countries
Chinese region: ChinaJapanese region: South Korea
Associate(s)
Forbes, Francis Blackwell (1839-1908) (co-collector)
Hance, Henry Fletcher (1827-1886) (specimens to)
Biography
British diplomat who joined the British Consular Service in China (1867) and became Consul-General in Tiensin and Peking (1900). When Korea was first opened to the West, Carles was appointed Brtish vice-consul and travelled the country looking for commercial opportunities. Plants named in his honour include the monotypic genus Carlesia Dunn in the Apiaceae, Quercus carlesii Hemsl. (= Castanopsis carlesii (Hemsl.) Hayata), Vaccinium carlesii Dunn and the scented garden shrub Viburnum carlesii Hemsl.
References
Jackson, B.D., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1901): 14; Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. A-D (1954): 116;

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 Richard
Last name
Carles
Initials
W.R.
Life Dates
1848 - 1929
Collecting Dates
1867 - 1885
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BM, E, K, MO
Countries
Chinese region: ChinaJapanese region: South Korea
Associate(s)
Forbes, Francis Blackwell (1839-1908) (co-collector)
Hance, Henry Fletcher (1827-1886) (specimens to)
Biography
British diplomat who joined the British Consular Service in China (1867) and became Consul-General in Tiensin and Peking (1900). When Korea was first opened to the West, Carles was appointed Brtish vice-consul and travelled the country looking for commercial opportunities. Plants named in his honour include the monotypic genus Carlesia Dunn in the Apiaceae, Quercus carlesii Hemsl. (= Castanopsis carlesii (Hemsl.) Hayata), Vaccinium carlesii Dunn and the scented garden shrub Viburnum carlesii Hemsl.
References
Jackson, B.D., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1901): 14; Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. A-D (1954): 116;
Carles, William Richard (1848-1929)
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