John Carrick (botanist)

John Carrick (14 June 1914 – 4 January 1978) was a botanist and the author of a number of plant names. He was born in Glasgow and died in Australia. He worked at the University of Malaya from 1952 to 1967 and then became a botanist at the South Australian State Herbarium.[1][2]

John Carrick
Born14 June 1914
Glasgow, Scotland
Died4 January 1978 (1978-01-05) (aged 63)
Adelaide, South Australia
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Carrick

The mintbush, Prostanthera carrickiana was named in his honour.[3]

References

  1. Desmond, Ray & Ellwood, Christine (1997), "Carrick, John (1914–1978)", Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists, London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum, p. 134, ISBN 978-0-85066-843-8, retrieved 2015-12-08
  2. "IPNI Author Query Results for Carrick", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2015-12-08
  3. Conn, Barry J. (1987). "A new Western Australian species of Prostanthera section Klanderia (Labiatae)". Muelleria. 6 (5): 371–374. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. IPNI,  Carrick


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