Ajoeb

Career

Collecting localities

Collections

Literature

Biographical data

Ajoeb

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)

Born: c. 1877.

career:

An Indonesian, employed by the Botanic Gardens at Buitenzorg, finally as assistant ‘mantri’. He was attached to several expeditions as a plant collector.
Dendrobium ajoebii J.J.Sm. was named after him.

Collecting localities:

1910-12. Dutch N. New Guinea. With Gjellerup (see there).-1914-15. Dutch N. New Guinea. With Janowski (see there), and later with Feuilletau de Bruyn (see there).-1916. S. Sumatra, Benkoelen. With Jacobson (see there).-1920. W. Java. Garoet and environs, e.g. G. Mandalagiri and G. Djaja with Lam.-1920-21. Dutch N. New Guinea. With Lam (see there).

collections:

Herb. Bog. [BO], e.g. 550 nos Benkoelen Exp.; and especially hundreds of living plants for Hort. Bog.¹

literature:

(1) cf. list Exp. Gjellerup in Versl. Pl. Tuin Buitenzorg for 1912, p. 22.

biographical data:

Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature Biographical data
	Ajoeb
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)
	Born: c. 1877.
	career: An Indonesian, employed by the Botanic Gardens at Buitenzorg, finally as assistant ‘mantri’. He was attached to several expeditions as a plant collector. Dendrobium ajoebii J.J.Sm. was named after him.
	Collecting localities: 1910-12. Dutch N. New Guinea. With Gjellerup (see there).-1914-15. Dutch N. New Guinea. With Janowski (see there), and later with Feuilletau de Bruyn (see there).-1916. S. Sumatra, Benkoelen. With Jacobson (see there).-1920. W. Java. Garoet and environs, e.g. G. Mandalagiri and G. Djaja with Lam.-1920-21. Dutch N. New Guinea. With Lam (see there).
	collections: Herb. Bog. [BO], e.g. 550 nos Benkoelen Exp.; and especially hundreds of living plants for Hort. Bog.¹
	literature: (1) cf. list Exp. Gjellerup in Versl. Pl. Tuin Buitenzorg for 1912, p. 22.
	biographical data: Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.