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1903: Hibiscus macrophyllus Roxb.

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Entry: 1903
Page: 52

Hibiscus macrophyllus R.

Taxon: Hibiscus macrophyllus
Authority: Roxb.
Notes:
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Collection: 1903.1: Hibiscus macrophyllus Roxb.
Page: 52
Sillet FD.
Location:Sylhet (Sillet)

Location

Name: Sylhet (Sillet)

Standard Name: Sylhet

Country: Bangladesh (BD)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Herb. Hamilton, Bruce, De Silva, Smith.

Some specimens are marked 'Sillet', others 'montes Sillet' or 'mont. Sillet'. Montes Sillet indicates the Khasi Hills, in Assam. Specimens marked only 'Sillet' (or 'Sylhet' etc) can be from either the Khasi Hills or from Bengal/Bangladesh.
 

Collector:De Silva, F. (FD, F. DS, DeS, Fr. DeS)

Collector

Name: De Silva, F. (FD, F. DS, DeS, Fr. DeS)

Standard Name: De Silva, F.

Note

Francis De Silva. Plant collector for Wallich in Nepal, Sylhet, Pundua.

Goan Indo-Portugese assistant-botanist and collector atthe Garden in Calcutta, sent to collect at Pundoa, Sylhet, NE Bangladesh

His father was a collector for Roxburgh.

Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001114657 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001114657
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Collection: 1903.2: Hibiscus macrophyllus Roxb.
Page: 52
Penang G.P.
Location:Penang (Pulo Penang)

Location

Name: Penang (Pulo Penang)

Standard Name: Penang

Country: Malaysia (MY)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Wallich, Porter, Jack

Collector:Porter, G. (GP, Geo. Porter, Giorgius Porter)

Collector

Name: Porter, G. (GP, Geo. Porter, Giorgius Porter)

Standard Name: Porter, G.

Note

George Porter (1800-1849)

Overseer at Calcutta Botanic Garden. Accompanied Wallich to Penang to establish a botanical garden in 1822. Initially worked as schoolmaster at Penang Free School. When the botanic garden opened he became Superintendent of Penang Botanic Gardens (1823-1834. Sent plants to Wallich from Malaysia.

Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001114658 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001114658
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Collection: 1903.3: Hibiscus macrophyllus Roxb.
Page: 52
HBC.
Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K000639511 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000639511
K000639512 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000639512