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Arthur Francis George Kerr

Arthur Francis George Kerr

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Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942) was an Irish medical doctor. He is known particularly now for his botanical work, which was important for the study of the flora of Thailand.

He encouraged other botanists to collect plant specimens in Thailand, in particular Emily Collins

A number of plant species are named after him, including Dipterocarpus kerrii, Hoya kerrii, Loranthus kerrii, Nepenthes kerrii, Platanus kerrii and Rafflesia kerrii.

Also several plant genus honour his name including Kerriochloa,[1][2] Kerriodoxa, Kerriothyrsus,[3] and also the genus Afgekia which is an abbreviation of his names.[4][5]

He also originated some botanical names, for example, the genus name Dimetra (Oleaceae).

The standard author abbreviation Kerr is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. [2]
    Tropicos search for Kerriochloa
  3. [3]
    "Kerriothyrsus C.Hansen | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Afgekia Craib | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. [5]
    Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. [6]
    International Plant Names Index.  Kerr.
  • Reliquiae Kerrianae by M. Jacobs


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