Henry Steedman

Henry Steedman (1866–1953) was a

botanist

.

Born in Scotland in 1866, he emigrated to

Geraldton. He collected the type specimens for a number of Eucalyptus taxa, including E. crucis (Silver Mallee), E. erythandra (Rosebud Gum), E. rhodantha (Rose Mallee) and E. steedmanii (Steedman's Gum). He was joint publisher with Joyce Blakely of the second and third of these species, and also E. burdettiana (Burdett Gum), E. carnabyi and E. chrysantha. E. steedmanii was named in his honour, as was Acacia steedmanii and Melaleuca fulgens subsp. steedmanii

.

The standard author abbreviation H.Steedman is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

Notes

^ International Plant Names Index. H.Steedman.

References

Hall, Norman (1978). Botanists of the Eucalypts. Australia:
ISBN 0643002715
.

"Steedman, Henry (1866-1953)". International Plant Names Index (
IPNI
). Retrieved 10 April 2007.

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