Location

Name: Kumaon (Kamaon, Kumaun, Kamaonensis, Kamounensis)

Standard Name: Kumaon

Country: India (IN)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Blinkworth, Colquhoun

Location

Name: Sirmore (Sermore)

Standard Name: Sirmore

Modern Name: Sirmour

Country: India (IN)

Note

Collector/Herbarium: Gerard, Govan, Webb.

Collector

Name: Blinkworth, R. (RB, Rt. B)

Standard Name: Blinkworth, R.

Note

Plant collector at Calcutta Botanic Garden until 1839 when he was transferred to Saharanpur BG, where he took charge of the tea plantations at Kumaon. 1826/7 Kumaon and other areas of Uttarakund, Himalchal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir.

1835- Collector of plants for the H.C's Gardens.; 1840--Superintendent of Tea Nurseries, Almora.; 1844--He was Head Gardener, Secundra; 1845--He was a Gardener.at Almorah.

Collector

Name: Gerard, P.

Standard Name: Gerard, P.

Note

Patrick Gerard (1794-1848), d. Simla. Officer in Bengal Army. Collected plants in the Western Himalayas with his brothers James Gilbert Gerard and Alexander Gerard. The three brothers also made valuable contributions to geographical science.