Alexander Floyd | |
|---|---|
 The genus Floydia is named after Alexander Floyd. | |
| Born | 1 April 1926 Hampton, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 12 December 2022 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Rainforest botany |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.G.Floyd |
Alexander Geoffrey Floyd OAM (1 April 1926 – 12 December 2022) was an Australian botanist[1] with an expert knowledge of rainforest plants, particularly the rainforest trees of New South Wales. He has worked with the New South Wales Forestry Commission, the Department of Forestry in Papua-New Guinea, and the National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales. He helped create the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden at Coffs Harbour. Two genera and several species of plants are named in his honour; including Floydia, Alexfloydia, and Endiandra floydii.[2][3]
Floyd died on 12 December 2022, at the age of 96.[4]
- ^ "Floyd, Alexander G. ((1926)". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Hall (1984). "Floyd, Alexander Geoffrey (1926 - )". Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium Biographical Notes. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Floyd, A. G. (1990). Australian Rainforests of New South Wales. Vol. 2. p. 1. ISBN 0-949324-32-9.
- ^ "Botanist Alex Floyd Remembered". Australian Broadcasting Corporation News Website. 22 January 2023.