William Jack (botanist)
| William Jack | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1795 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died |
15 September 1822[1] (aged 27-28) Bencoolen, Sumatra |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | medicine, botany |
William Jack (1795 in Aberdeen – 1822 in Bencoolen, Sumatra) was a Scottish botanist.
Jack was employed by the East India Company as a surgeon in India, where he also studied botany and corresponded extensively with Nathaniel Wallich.[2] In 1818 he accompanied Stamford Raffles to Sumatra where he extensively documented the rich flora of that region until his death in 1822.[2] Much of his work, including manuscripts, drawings, and collections were destroyed by fire in 1824.[2]
Three plant genera are named after him:[3]
- Jakkia Blume, 1823, in family Polygalaceae (but not validly published[4])
- Jackia Wall., 1824, a synonym of Jackiopsis Ridsdale,[5] in family Rubiaceae
- Jackia Spreng., nom. illeg., 1826, a synonym of Eriolaena in family Malvaceae
Published works
- Descriptions of Malayan Plants 1820–1822. Originally published in Malayan Miscellanies, and reprinted in various forms at later dates.
- William Jack, communicated by Robert Brown (1823) On the Malayan Species of Melastoma, Transactions of The Linnean Society of London 14(1): 1-22
- William Jack, communicated by Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1823) On Cyrtandraceae, a new Natural Order of Plants, Transactions of The Linnean Society of London 14(1): 23-45
- William Jack, communicated by Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1823) Account of the Lansium and some other Genera of Malayan Plants, Transactions of The Linnean Society of London 14(1): 114-130
References
- ↑ William Jackson Hooker (1835). "Description of Malayan plants by William Jack with a brief memoir of the author and extracts from his correspondence". Companion to the Botanical Magazine. 1: 121–147.
- 1 2 3 Elmer Drew Merrill (1952). "William Jack's genera and species of Malaysian plants". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 33 (3): 199–251.
- ↑ Stafleu, F.A.; Cowan, R.S. (1976–1988). Taxonomic literature: A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Second Edition. Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema and Holkema.
- ↑ "Tropicos".
- ↑ Stevens, P. F. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 [and more or less continuously updated since]".
- ↑ IPNI. Jack.
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