Alexander Floyd

Floydia
the genus Floydia is named after A.G.Floyd
Born	1 April 1926 Hampton, Victoria, Australia
Residence	New South Wales
Citizenship	Australian
Nationality	Australian
Fields	botany
Known for	rainforest botany
Author abbreviation (botany)	A.G.Floyd

Alexander Geoffrey Floyd is an Australian botanist with an expert knowledge of rainforest plants, particularly the rainforest trees of New South Wales. He worked with the New South Wales Forestry Commission, the Department of Forestry in Papua-New Guinea and the National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales.

A.G. Floyd is a much published author in botany. He helped create the North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens at Coffs Harbour.

Two genera and several species of plants are named in his honour; including Floydia, Endiandra floydii, and Alexfloydia repens.

The standard author abbreviation A.G.Floyd is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

External links

Photo of A.G.Floyd next to Endiandra floydii, http://www.flickr.com/photos/42087530@N02/4780556943/

http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/floyd-alexander-geoffrey.html

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Name	Floyd, Alexander
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Date of birth	1 April 1926
Place of birth	Hampton, Victoria, Australia
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