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Jellesma, Eeltje Jelles

 

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

 

Born: 1851, Groedo, Soerabaja, Java. Died: 1918, The Hague, Holland.

 

career:

Since 1870 in the D.E. Indian Civil Service, stationed in Celebes; from 1892 till his retirement in 1903, Resident of Manado. He facilitated the investigation of the Sarasins and Koorders in the Minahassa.

Cyrtandra jellesmani Koord. was named after him.

 

collections:

Herb. Bog. [BO], probably but few specimens; he sent Vanda arcuata J.J.Sm. in c. 1899 to Hort. Bog.1

 

literature:

(1) cf. Icon. Bogor. 3,1909, p. 104; = Vanda celebica J.J.Sm. in Teysmannia 9, 1899, p. 205.

 

biographical data:

Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.