Charles Morgan Lemann

Charles Morgan Lemann (1806–1852) was an English botanist who collected a large number of plant specimens, including from Madeira and Gibraltar.[1] His collection of 30,000 species was catalogued by George Bentham and donated to the Herbarium of Cambridge University.[2] Banksia lemanniana was named in honour of him.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Desmond, Ray (1977). "Charles Morgan Lemann". Darwin Correspondence Project. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Stevens, P.F. (2003). "George Bentham (1800-1884): the life of a botanist's botanist". Archives of natural history 30 (2): 189–202. doi:10.3366/anh.2003.30.2.189. ISSN 0260-9541.
  3. ↑ Collins, Kevin; Collins, Kathy; George, Alex (2008). Banksias. Melbourne, Victoria: Bloomings Books Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-1-876473-68-6.


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