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Kloss, Cecil Boden

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

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 5: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement I)

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)

Born: 1877, Warwickshire, England. Died: Aug. 19, 1949.

career:

Zoologist who made expeditions to the Anambas Islands,¹ to the Andamans and Nicobars, etc., and subsequently in 1903 and 1907 was employed in the Botanical Gardens, Singapore. Later Sub-Director of the Museum at Kuala Lumpur, and in 1923 appointed Director of the Raffles Museum at Singapore; when pensioned off in 1931, he settled in London, continuing H.C. Robinson’s work on birds. Author of many zoological papers.

Several plants were named after him.

Collecting localities:

1902. Pagi (= Pagar) Islands, W of Sumatra, with Dr W.L. Abbott (see there).²-Riouw Archipelago: Batam Isl. (Sept. 15-23, 1905; March 18-Apr. 3, 1906)³ and Bintang Isl. (=? P. Bintan) (c. 1907). -Malay Peninsula. 1908. With Ridley (see there) and H.C. Robinson to Telom and Batang Padang valleys (Nov.).⁴-1909. Expedition to Temengor in Upper Perak with Ridley (see there) and H.C. Robinson (July)⁵.-191I. With Ridley (see there) and H.C. Robinson on G. Tahan (July).⁶-1912. Mt Menuang Gasing, Selangor (Febr.), and Ulu Langat.⁷-Wollaston expedition, 1912-13;⁸ cf. also sub Wollaston. Sailing from Ambon (Sept. 12, 1912) to Dutch S. New Guinea: mouth of the O(e)takwa (l8), ascending the same, part of the way; bivouac on the Setekwa;⁹ starting the march (Jan. 17, 1913) to the Carstensz Peaks; at the base of the summit (Jan. 30), the summit proper being blocked up by steep rocks and a wall of ice;¹⁰ returning (Febr. 2) to Setekwa bivouac (staying March 12-Apr. 1);¹¹ leaving the O(e)takwa (Apr. 3).-1914. Korinchi expedition¹² with H.C. Robinson. Singapore (Febr. 11-14), Batavia (16-19); Sumatra West Coast: Padang (24-26); Painan (26), Balang Kapas (27), Indrapura and Tapan (28); Sungai Penoh (March 7-13); Siolak Daras (14-29); Sungai Kumbang (March 29-Apr. 23); Sungai Kring to Korinchi (= Kerintji) Peak and surroundings (Apr. 24-May 10); Sungai Kring (May 10-17); Siolak Daras (17); Sungai Penoh and Sandaran Agong (May 8-June 9); Panchoran Gading (June 12); Muara Sako (13); Tapan (14-15); Pasir Ganting (17-23); Emmahaven (24).-Malay Peninsula. 1914. About Rawang; Rantau Panjang (July 28).-1915. At Gurun and on Kedah Peak with H.C. Robinson (Nov.-Dec.).¹³-1916. P. Rembia and the Sembilan Islands (May); P. Tioman (June).-1917. G. Bintang in N. Perak (June); pass of Ginting Bidai and Ulu Langat (c. Oct.).-1918. Hill of Changkat Mentri (Sept.).-1921. Klang Gates (Jan.).¹⁴-19 ... G. Muntahak.¹⁵-1923. In this year he presented a collection of plants from Christmas Isl. (Ind. Ocean) and the Cocos Isls to Herb. Sing. (probably made by Dyak collectors (cf. Raffles Mus. Bull. 18, 1947)).-1924. Mentawai Islands, W of Sumatra (Sept.-Oct.): near the Government Stations at Siberut in P. Siberut and at Sioban in P. Sipora.-1927. Br. N. Borneo (July-Sept.): near Sandakan; Samawang River, Bettotan; Banguey (Aug. 31-Sept. 8); Mallewalli Isls (Sept. 8-9); Balambangan Isl. (9-14).-1928. Br. N. Borneo: Mt Kinabalu (June).¹⁶

collections:

Herb. Sing. [SING], including the nos 18651-19298 from Br. N. Borneo; Herb. Kew [K]: plants from the Malay Peninsula (pres. 1915-19), dupl. New Guinea plants (pres. 1914) and dupl. Mal. Penins.; Herb. Brit. Mus. [BM]: 1714 phan. + 189 vast. cryptog. + 1 hepatic from New Guinea (pres. 1914). Other duplicates in Herb. Bog. [BO]: ± 400 Mentawai plants, 655 ferns from Sumatra and also plants from Borneo; in Herb. Manila [PNH]; Herb. Berkeley (Cal.) [UC]: from Borneo (c. 600); U.S. Nat. Herb. Wash. [US]: 95 Sumatra dupl. (with Robinson) and 23 Mal. Penins. (ditto).

The results of the expeditions to New Guinea,¹⁷ Sumatra,¹⁸ and Mentawa Islands¹⁹ were published.

literature:

(1) cf. Journ. Str. Br. Roy. As. Soc. no 41, 1904, p. 53-80.
(2) cf. Spolia Mentawiensia in Kew Bull. 1926, p. 56.
(3) cf. Journ. Str. Br. Roy. As. Soc. no 50, 1908, p. 61-71.
(4) cf. Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 4,1909, p.1-98.
(5) cf. Journ. Str. Br. Roy. As. Soc. no 57, 1910, p. 5-122.
(6) cf. Journ. Fed. Mal. Star. Mus. 6, 1915, p. 127-202 (the year stated erroneously as 1912).
(7) H.N. Ridley & C.B. Kloss: ‘An expedition to Mt. Menuang Gasing, Selangor’ (Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 6, 1915, p. 1-21); cf. also Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 41, 1913, p. 285.
(8) A.Fr.R. Wollaston: ‘Account of the 2nd expedition’ (Geogr. Journ. Lond. 43, 1914, p. 248-273 + map; incl. chapt. on botany).
cf. Tijdschr. K.N.A.G. 1914, p. 388-394, 2 fig.; cf. also Itinerary by C.B. Kloss in Transact. Linn. Soc. Lond. 2nd ser. 9, 1916, p. 2-9.
(9) cf. Tijdschr. K.N.A.G. 1913, p. 355.
(10) cf. l.c. p. 539-542 and ‘Versl. Milit. Expl. Ned. N.G. 1907-15’ (Weltevreden 1920) p. 30.
(11) cf. Tijdschr. K.N.A.G. 1913, p. 671.
(12) H.M. Pendlebury: ‘Preface and itinerary of an expedition to Korinchi Peak, Sumatra, carried out in 1914 by H.C. Robinson and C.Boden Kloss’ (Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 8, pt 1, 1936, p. 1-31, 1 map and pl. 1-15), cf. also sub 18.
(13) H.C. Robinson & C.Boden Kloss: ‘The natural history of Kedah Peak’ (Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 6, 1915/16, p. 219-244; mainly zoological).
H.N. Ridley: ‘The natural history of Kedah Peak.’ Botany (l.c. 7, 1916, p. 37-58).
(14) cf. Ridley in Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 10, 1922, p. 247-251.
(15) Several data on the Malay Peninsula derived from BURKILL in Gard. Bull. Str. Settlem. 4, 1927, nos 4-5.
(16) cf. Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 16, 1931, p. 286 + map.
(17) H.N. Ridley: ‘Report on the Botany of the Wollaston Expedition to Dutch New-Guinea’ (Transact. Linn. Soc. Bot. 2nd ser. vol. 9, 1916, p. 1-264, pl. 1-6; incl. itinerary by C.B. Kloss); cf. also Hook. Icon. Plant. 1916, t. 3051-2, 3054-5, 3059-60, 3062, 3067.
H.N. Dixon: ‘The mosses of the Wollaston Expedition to Dutch New Guinea 1912-13 with some additional mosses from Brit. New Guinea’ (Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 45, 1922, p. 477-510, pl. 28-29).
(18) ‘Results of an expedition to Korinchi Peak, Sumatra.’ Botany by H.N. Ridley and others (Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 8, pt 4, 1917, p. 1-145, pl. 1-4); for the zoological results cf. l.c. pt 2-3.
(19) H.N. Ridley: ‘The flora of the Mentawi Islands’ (Kew Bull. 1926, p. 57-94).
R.E. Holttum: ‘Spolia Mentawiensia. Pteridophyta’ (Journ. Mal. Br. Roy. As. Soc. 6, 1928, p. 14-23).

biographical data:

Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936; Bull. Raffl. Mus. Sing. no 23, 1950, p. 336-346, with bibliogr.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature Biographical data
	Kloss, Cecil Boden
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors) (Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 5: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement I) (Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)
	Born: 1877, Warwickshire, England. Died: Aug. 19, 1949.
	career: Zoologist who made expeditions to the Anambas Islands,¹ to the Andamans and Nicobars, etc., and subsequently in 1903 and 1907 was employed in the Botanical Gardens, Singapore. Later Sub-Director of the Museum at Kuala Lumpur, and in 1923 appointed Director of the Raffles Museum at Singapore; when pensioned off in 1931, he settled in London, continuing H.C. Robinson’s work on birds. Author of many zoological papers. Several plants were named after him.
	Collecting localities: 1902. Pagi (= Pagar) Islands, W of Sumatra, with Dr W.L. Abbott (see there).²-Riouw Archipelago: Batam Isl. (Sept. 15-23, 1905; March 18-Apr. 3, 1906)³ and Bintang Isl. (=? P. Bintan) (c. 1907). -Malay Peninsula. 1908. With Ridley (see there) and H.C. Robinson to Telom and Batang Padang valleys (Nov.).⁴-1909. Expedition to Temengor in Upper Perak with Ridley (see there) and H.C. Robinson (July)⁵.-191I. With Ridley (see there) and H.C. Robinson on G. Tahan (July).⁶-1912. Mt Menuang Gasing, Selangor (Febr.), and Ulu Langat.⁷-Wollaston expedition, 1912-13;⁸ cf. also sub Wollaston. Sailing from Ambon (Sept. 12, 1912) to Dutch S. New Guinea: mouth of the O(e)takwa (l8), ascending the same, part of the way; bivouac on the Setekwa;⁹ starting the march (Jan. 17, 1913) to the Carstensz Peaks; at the base of the summit (Jan. 30), the summit proper being blocked up by steep rocks and a wall of ice;¹⁰ returning (Febr. 2) to Setekwa bivouac (staying March 12-Apr. 1);¹¹ leaving the O(e)takwa (Apr. 3).-1914. Korinchi expedition¹² with H.C. Robinson. Singapore (Febr. 11-14), Batavia (16-19); Sumatra West Coast: Padang (24-26); Painan (26), Balang Kapas (27), Indrapura and Tapan (28); Sungai Penoh (March 7-13); Siolak Daras (14-29); Sungai Kumbang (March 29-Apr. 23); Sungai Kring to Korinchi (= Kerintji) Peak and surroundings (Apr. 24-May 10); Sungai Kring (May 10-17); Siolak Daras (17); Sungai Penoh and Sandaran Agong (May 8-June 9); Panchoran Gading (June 12); Muara Sako (13); Tapan (14-15); Pasir Ganting (17-23); Emmahaven (24).-Malay Peninsula. 1914. About Rawang; Rantau Panjang (July 28).-1915. At Gurun and on Kedah Peak with H.C. Robinson (Nov.-Dec.).¹³-1916. P. Rembia and the Sembilan Islands (May); P. Tioman (June).-1917. G. Bintang in N. Perak (June); pass of Ginting Bidai and Ulu Langat (c. Oct.).-1918. Hill of Changkat Mentri (Sept.).-1921. Klang Gates (Jan.).¹⁴-19 ... G. Muntahak.¹⁵-1923. In this year he presented a collection of plants from Christmas Isl. (Ind. Ocean) and the Cocos Isls to Herb. Sing. (probably made by Dyak collectors (cf. Raffles Mus. Bull. 18, 1947)).-1924. Mentawai Islands, W of Sumatra (Sept.-Oct.): near the Government Stations at Siberut in P. Siberut and at Sioban in P. Sipora.-1927. Br. N. Borneo (July-Sept.): near Sandakan; Samawang River, Bettotan; Banguey (Aug. 31-Sept. 8); Mallewalli Isls (Sept. 8-9); Balambangan Isl. (9-14).-1928. Br. N. Borneo: Mt Kinabalu (June).¹⁶
	collections: Herb. Sing. [SING], including the nos 18651-19298 from Br. N. Borneo; Herb. Kew [K]: plants from the Malay Peninsula (pres. 1915-19), dupl. New Guinea plants (pres. 1914) and dupl. Mal. Penins.; Herb. Brit. Mus. [BM]: 1714 phan. + 189 vast. cryptog. + 1 hepatic from New Guinea (pres. 1914). Other duplicates in Herb. Bog. [BO]: ± 400 Mentawai plants, 655 ferns from Sumatra and also plants from Borneo; in Herb. Manila [PNH]; Herb. Berkeley (Cal.) [UC]: from Borneo (c. 600); U.S. Nat. Herb. Wash. [US]: 95 Sumatra dupl. (with Robinson) and 23 Mal. Penins. (ditto). The results of the expeditions to New Guinea,¹⁷ Sumatra,¹⁸ and Mentawa Islands¹⁹ were published.
	literature: (1) cf. Journ. Str. Br. Roy. As. Soc. no 41, 1904, p. 53-80. (2) cf. Spolia Mentawiensia in Kew Bull. 1926, p. 56. (3) cf. Journ. Str. Br. Roy. As. Soc. no 50, 1908, p. 61-71. (4) cf. Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 4,1909, p.1-98. (5) cf. Journ. Str. Br. Roy. As. Soc. no 57, 1910, p. 5-122. (6) cf. Journ. Fed. Mal. Star. Mus. 6, 1915, p. 127-202 (the year stated erroneously as 1912). (7) H.N. Ridley & C.B. Kloss: ‘An expedition to Mt. Menuang Gasing, Selangor’ (Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 6, 1915, p. 1-21); cf. also Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 41, 1913, p. 285. (8) A.Fr.R. Wollaston: ‘Account of the 2nd expedition’ (Geogr. Journ. Lond. 43, 1914, p. 248-273 + map; incl. chapt. on botany). cf. Tijdschr. K.N.A.G. 1914, p. 388-394, 2 fig.; cf. also Itinerary by C.B. Kloss in Transact. Linn. Soc. Lond. 2nd ser. 9, 1916, p. 2-9. (9) cf. Tijdschr. K.N.A.G. 1913, p. 355. (10) cf. l.c. p. 539-542 and ‘Versl. Milit. Expl. Ned. N.G. 1907-15’ (Weltevreden 1920) p. 30. (11) cf. Tijdschr. K.N.A.G. 1913, p. 671. (12) H.M. Pendlebury: ‘Preface and itinerary of an expedition to Korinchi Peak, Sumatra, carried out in 1914 by H.C. Robinson and C.Boden Kloss’ (Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 8, pt 1, 1936, p. 1-31, 1 map and pl. 1-15), cf. also sub 18. (13) H.C. Robinson & C.Boden Kloss: ‘The natural history of Kedah Peak’ (Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 6, 1915/16, p. 219-244; mainly zoological). H.N. Ridley: ‘The natural history of Kedah Peak.’ Botany (l.c. 7, 1916, p. 37-58). (14) cf. Ridley in Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 10, 1922, p. 247-251. (15) Several data on the Malay Peninsula derived from BURKILL in Gard. Bull. Str. Settlem. 4, 1927, nos 4-5. (16) cf. Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 16, 1931, p. 286 + map. (17) H.N. Ridley: ‘Report on the Botany of the Wollaston Expedition to Dutch New-Guinea’ (Transact. Linn. Soc. Bot. 2nd ser. vol. 9, 1916, p. 1-264, pl. 1-6; incl. itinerary by C.B. Kloss); cf. also Hook. Icon. Plant. 1916, t. 3051-2, 3054-5, 3059-60, 3062, 3067. H.N. Dixon: ‘The mosses of the Wollaston Expedition to Dutch New Guinea 1912-13 with some additional mosses from Brit. New Guinea’ (Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 45, 1922, p. 477-510, pl. 28-29). (18) ‘Results of an expedition to Korinchi Peak, Sumatra.’ Botany by H.N. Ridley and others (Journ. Fed. Mal. Stat. Mus. 8, pt 4, 1917, p. 1-145, pl. 1-4); for the zoological results cf. l.c. pt 2-3. (19) H.N. Ridley: ‘The flora of the Mentawi Islands’ (Kew Bull. 1926, p. 57-94). R.E. Holttum: ‘Spolia Mentawiensia. Pteridophyta’ (Journ. Mal. Br. Roy. As. Soc. 6, 1928, p. 14-23).
	biographical data: Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936; Bull. Raffl. Mus. Sing. no 23, 1950, p. 336-346, with bibliogr.