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6509: Bignonia porteriana Wall.

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Entry: 6509
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Bignonia Porteriana Wall.

Taxon: Bignonia porteriana
Authority: Wall.
WFO ID: wfo-0000780631  Loading ...
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Collection: 6509.[A]: Bignonia porteriana Wall.
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Penang 1822, et, G. Porter.
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.

Year: 1822
WFO ID: wfo-0000780631  Loading ...
Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001124074 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001124074