Alexander Floyd

Alexander Floyd
The genus Floydia is named after A.G.Floyd.
Born 1 April 1926
Hampton, Victoria, Australia
Residence New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Citizenship Australian
Known for rainforest botany
Scientific career
Fields botany
Author abbrev. (botany) A.G.Floyd

Alexander Geoffrey Floyd OAM is an Australian botanist[1] with an expert knowledge of rainforest plants, particularly the rainforest trees of New South Wales. He has 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. He helped create the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden at Coffs Harbour. Two genera and several species of plants are named in his honour; including Floydia, Alexfloydia, and Endiandra floydii.[2][3]

Honours and awards

In 2008, Alexander Floyd was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to botany, particularly through research and identification of sub-tropical rainforest plants and through support for the North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, and to conservation and environmental education.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Floyd, Alexander G. (1926-)". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Hall (1984). "Floyd, Alexander Geoffrey (1926 - )". Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium Biographical Notes. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Floyd, A. G. Australian Rainforests of New South Wales. 2. p. 1. ISBN 0-949324-32-9.
  4. ↑ "Australian Plants Awards - Alexander Floyd". Australian Native Plants Society. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ↑ IPNI.  A.G.Floyd.
  • "Photo of Alex Floyd standing beside an Endiandra floydii". Flickr. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  • "Alexander Geoffrey Floyd - Alex Floyd - Biography". Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  • "Record of Alexander Floyd receiving the Medal of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
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