John Carrick (botanist) explained

John Carrick
Birth Date:14 June 1914
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:Adelaide, South Australia
Nationality:British
Fields:Botany
Alma Mater:University of Glasgow
Author Abbrev Bot:Carrick

John Carrick (14 June 1914 – 4 January 1978) was a botanist and the author of a number of plant names. He was born in Glasgow and died in Australia. He worked at the University of Malaya from 1952 to 1967 and then became a botanist at the South Australian State Herbarium.[1]

The mintbush, Prostanthera carrickiana was named in his honour.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: cs2. IPNI Author Query Results for Carrick . The International Plant Names Index . 2015-12-08 .
  2. Conn . Barry J. . A new Western Australian species of Prostanthera section Klanderia (Labiatae). . Muelleria . 1987 . 6 . 5 . 371–374 . 10.5962/p.171884 . 26 August 2020. free .