453: Saxifraga moorcroftiana Wall.

Entry: 453
Page: 15
Saxifraga Moorcroftiana, Wall
Taxon: Saxifraga moorcroftiana
Authority: Wall.
Specimens: 1 Show ▼ Hide ▲
Herbarium Specimen Barcode Stable URI
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh(E) E00438864 http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00438864
Collection: 453.1: Saxifraga moorcroftiana Wall.
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Kumaon R.B.
Location: Kumaon
Kumaon ~ India
Collector: Blinkworth, R.

Robert Blinkworth

Plant collector for Nathaniel Wallich. His name is frequently abbreviated as "RB" or "Rt. B". Collected extensively in Kumaon in 1826 and 1827. Transferred to Saharanpur Botanic Garden in 1839, where he took charge of the tea plantations at Kumaon.

Specimens: 1 Show ▼ Hide ▲
Herbarium Specimen Barcode Stable URI
Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)(K-W) K001111056 http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111056
Collection: 453.2: Saxifraga moorcroftiana Wall.
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Laddak, b. Moorcroft.
Location: Ladakh
Ladakh ~ India
Collector: Moorcroft, W.

William Moorcroft (c. 1765-1825)

Explorer and veterinary surgeon. Inspector of Cavalry horses to EIC. Travelled extensively throughout the Himalayas, Tibet and Central Asia. Many collections from Ladakh.

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Herbarium Specimen Barcode Stable URI
Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)(K-W) K001111057 http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111057