William Fawcett (botanist)

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William Fawcett
Born 1851
Died 1926
Fields Botany

William Fawcett (1851-1926) was a British botanist and coauthor of the Flora of Jamaica.

Fawcett was Director of Public Gardens and Plantations in Jamaica from 1887 to 1908. He then returned to Britain where he worked with Alfred Barton Rendle to produce the first few volumes of the Flora of Jamaica.[1]

The standard author abbreviation Fawc. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Arditti, Joseph (1996). Book Review: Orchids of Jamaica. Ancile Gloudon and Cicely Tobisch (1995). Plant Science Bulletin 42 (1): 19-20. 
  2. ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4. 


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