Anthony Orchard

Anthony Orchard
Born (1946-05-22) 22 May 1946 (age 78)
Adelaide, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Rosaceae, Haloragaceae, Asteraceae, Rubiaceae
Author abbrev. (botany)Orchard
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Anthony Orchard (born 22 May 1946) is a retired botanist who worked at the State Herbarium of South Australia. His main interests were the study of the genera Rosaceae, Haloragaceae, Asteraceae and Rubiaceae.

Anthony (Tony) Orchard is a systematic botanist who, prior to his retirement, collected widely across Australia and New Zealand. Most of the specimens are in the Adelaide and Hobart herbaria. He had editorial and executive roles related to the publication of the Flora of Australia and the Australian Plant Census.[1][2]

Standard author abbreviation

The standard author abbreviation Orchard is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Anthony Orchard". Biographical Notes. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Orchard, Anthony (Tony) – Biographical entry". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Orchard.