Palmer van den Broek, Charles Louis Joseph |
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(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors) |
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Born: 1862, Soerakarta, Java. Died: 1937, The Hague, Holland. |
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Was educated in Holland and came back to the D.E.I. in 1887, in the employ of the Civil Service; finally Resident of Ternate (1912-15); subsequently retired. Author of a paper on the Batang-Hari Districts in Sumatra.1 He is commemorated in the genus Palmervandenbroekia Gibbs, as he was of great assistance to the authoress, when she was exploring in New Guinea. |
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1912. N. Sumatra: Karobatak Lands.-1915. Dutch North New Guinea: Tanah Merah Bay and W. slope Cyclop Mts. -1916. Moluccas: Batjan. |
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Herb. Bog. [BO]: some duplicates, viz nos 12-14 from Sumatra and nos 15-17 from Batjan (pres. by the Kol. Inst. Amsterdam). Hort. Bog.: New Guinea plants. |
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(1) In Tijdschr. Ind. Taal-, Land- en Volkenk. 49, 1907, p. 206-238. |
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Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936. |