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Creagh, Charles Vandeleur

 

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

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

 

career:

Governor of British North Borneo, 1888-95.

Bauhinia creaghi Baker was named after him.

 

Collecting localities:

1888-95. Br. N. Borneo: along the whole coast from Cowie Harbour to Gaya and Kimanis, e.g. at Sandakan, Port Myburgh, Labuan, Tawau (E. coast), Kinabatangan.

 

collections:

Herb. Kew [K]: 1114 nos from Br. N. Borneo (acq. 1895-96) and a 2nd collection. In Herb. Brit. Mus. [BM]: 462 nos (acq. 1896-97). Some plants described by Hemsley, and Ridley.1

 

literature:

(1) cf. Kew Bull. 1896, p. 21 and 167; and Saraw. Mus. Journ. l, 1913, p. 67-98.

W. Meijer: ‘The Contributions of Governor Charles van de Leur Creagh to Botanical Exploration in Sabah, 1888-1895’ (Sabah Soc. J. 5, 1969, p. 67-68).

 

biographical data:

Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.