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The [[List of Sapindaceae genera|Sapindaceae]] genus ''[[Hornea (plant)|Hornea]]'' is named after Horne.<ref>{{cite book | last=Quattrocchi | first=Umberto | title=CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L | publisher=CRC Press | location=Boca Raton, Florida | year=2000 | isbn=978-0-8493-2676-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=''Hornea'' Baker {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:36444-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=14 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Horne was born in [[Lethendy]], [[Perthshire]], [[Scotland]]. He worked at Kew in 1859–1860 and at the Botanic Gardens in Mauritius 1861–1891, serving as Director from 1877 onward. |
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He worked at Kew in 1859-1860 and at the Botanic Gardens Mauritius 1861-1891(Director from 1877). |
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He collected plants in [[Mauritius]] and the [[Seychelles]]. |
He collected plants in [[Mauritius]] and the [[Seychelles]]. |
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Upon his transfer to [[Fiji]], [[Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore|Arthur Gordon]] hand-picked a retinue of officials to accompany him, including Horne, who moved to Fiji a year after Gordon, in 1876. |
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In 1876, he spent a year collecting plants in [[Fiji]]. |
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Horne died in Jersey in the Channel Islands on 16 April 1905. |
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{{botanist|Horne}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ipni.org/a/4109-1 |title=Horne, John (1835-1905) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= International Plant Name Index (IPNI) |publisher=International Plant Name Index |access-date= July 26, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=thmPzIltAV8C&pg=PA356 Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists] |
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 9 July 2024
John Horne FLS (1835–1905) was a Scottish botanist. He served as director of the Botanic Gardens of Pamplemousses, Mauritius.
The Sapindaceae genus Hornea is named after Horne.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Horne was born in Lethendy, Perthshire, Scotland. He worked at Kew in 1859–1860 and at the Botanic Gardens in Mauritius 1861–1891, serving as Director from 1877 onward.
He collected plants in Mauritius and the Seychelles.
Upon his transfer to Fiji, Arthur Gordon hand-picked a retinue of officials to accompany him, including Horne, who moved to Fiji a year after Gordon, in 1876.
Horne died in Jersey in the Channel Islands on 16 April 1905.
References
[edit]- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
- ^ "Hornea Baker | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Horne.
- ^ "Horne, John (1835-1905)". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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