Alexander Floyd
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Alexander Geoffrey Floyd is an Australian botanist with an expert knowledge of rainforest plants, particularly the rainforest trees of New South Wales
. He worked with the New South Wales Forestry Commission, the Department of Forestry in Papua-New Guinea and the National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales.
A.G. Floyd is a much published author in botany. He helped create the North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
at Coffs Harbour.
Two genera and several species of plants are named in his honour; including Floydia
, Endiandra floydii
, and Alexfloydia
repens.
, http://www.flickr.com/photos/42087530@N02/4780556943/
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. He worked with the New South Wales Forestry Commission, the Department of Forestry in Papua-New Guinea and the National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales.
A.G. Floyd is a much published author in botany. He helped create the North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
North Coast Regional Botanic Garden
The North Coast Regional Botanic Garden is located at Hardacre Street, a kilometre from the centre of Coffs Harbour in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.The gardens open from 9 am to 5 pm every day of the year...
at Coffs Harbour.
Two genera and several species of plants are named in his honour; including Floydia
Floydia
Floydia is a monotypic species of tree in the family Proteaceae native to Australia. It is a somewhat rare tree found only growing in the rainforests of southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales...
, Endiandra floydii
Endiandra floydii
Endiandra floydii is a small sized rainforest tree. Despite the common name of Crystal Creek Walnut, this tree is unrelated to northern hemisphere walnuts, and is a Laurel...
, and Alexfloydia
Alexfloydia
Alexfloydia is a monotypic genus of perennial stoloniferous grasses in the family Poaceae, subfamily Panicoideae. This genus is found only in Coastal Eastern Australia. There is one known species, Alexfloydia repens...
repens.
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Photo of A.G.Floyd next to Endiandra floydiiEndiandra floydii
Endiandra floydii is a small sized rainforest tree. Despite the common name of Crystal Creek Walnut, this tree is unrelated to northern hemisphere walnuts, and is a Laurel...
, http://www.flickr.com/photos/42087530@N02/4780556943/
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/floyd-alexander-geoffrey.html