Arthur William Hill

British botanist and taxonomist (1875-1941).

Sir Arthur William Hill (11 October 1875, in Watford – 3 November 1941, in Richmond) was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and a noted botanist and taxonomist. The only son of Daniel Hill, he attended Marlborough College where his interest in natural history was encouraged by the classical master and entomologist, Edward Meyrick. Hill went on to King's College, Cambridge, where he came under the influence of Marshall Ward and Walter Gardiner, acquiring an MA and DSc. His numerous field trips started with the expedition of the English geographer, William Bisiker FRGS, to Iceland in 1

Abbreviations: A.W.Hill
Occupations: botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1875-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1941-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Watford
Direct attributions: 206 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 223 plants, 0 fungi

206 plants attributed, 17 plants contributed to223 plants:

Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill 1937
edible and medicinal plant species in the anacardiaceae family
Choerospondias axillaris, known in English as the Nepali hog plum, is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Choerospondias. It is native to the Himalayas, Indochina, southern and north-central China, Taiwan, and Japan. It is a common fruit in Nepal and Bhutan, which is called lapsi (लप्सी) in Nepali, aamli in Newar, and phrumchung in eastern Bhutan. Its fruit is about 3 centimeters long and has a soft whitish sour flesh and green to yellow skin. The fruit is made into pickles, fruit tarts, and sour, spicy candy. The tree has long been cultivated for its fruit.
Choerospondias B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill 1937
plant genus in the anacardiaceae family
Choerospondias axillaris, known in English as the Nepali hog plum, is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Choerospondias. It is native to the Himalayas, Indochina, southern and north-central China, Taiwan, and Japan. It is a common fruit in Nepal and Bhutan, which is called lapsi (लप्सी) in Nepali, aamli in Newar, and phrumchung in eastern Bhutan. Its fruit is about 3 centimeters long and has a soft whitish sour flesh and green to yellow skin. The fruit is made into pickles, fruit tarts, and sour, spicy candy. The tree has long been cultivated for its fruit.
Strychnos nuxblanda A.W.Hill 1917
plant species in the loganiaceae family
Strychnos nux-blanda is a shrub or small tree in the Loganiaceae family. It is native to Southeast Asia and Assam. The wood is used as fuel; seeds are toxic, but used in folk-medicine. It is one of the plants featured in the garden of King Narai (1633–88) at Lopburi, Thailand.
Nototriche jamesonii A.W.Hill 1909
plant species in the malvaceae family
Nototriche jamesonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
Antrocaryon amazonicum (Brazilian Antrocaryon) (Ducke) B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill 1937
plant species in the anacardiaceae family
Antrocaryon amazonicum is a species of tree in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It is native to Brazil.
Strychnos ovata A.W.Hill 1909
plant species in the loganiaceae family
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Peperomia verruculosa Dahlst. ex A.W.Hill 1907
plant species in the piperaceae family
Peperomia verruculosa is a species of plant from the genus Peperomia. It was discovered by Gustav Dahlstedt and Arthur William Hill published the species in the book "Annals of Botany. Oxford 20(80): 406, t. 29. 1906". Verruculosa came from the word "verruculose". Verruculose is having moderate-sized growths.
Nototriche compacta (A.Gray) A.W.Hill 1906
perennial plant species in the malvaceae family
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Gaultheria appressa (Wax-berry) A.W.Hill 1935
plant species in the ericaceae family
Gaultheria appressa, the waxberry or white waxberry, is a shrub in the family Ericaceae. The species is endemic to Australia. It has an erect or spreading habit, growing to between 0.5 and 2 metres (1.6 and 6.6 ft) high, and has reddish brown hairs on its stems. Leaves are 3 to 8 cm (1.2 to 3.1 in) long and 1 to 3 cm (0.39 to 1.18 in) wide with small teeth along the edges. Flowers appear in groups of three to eleven in racemes in late spring to summer. The sepals become fleshy, white and enlarged during fruit formation. The fruits are between 7 and 10 millimetres (0.28 and 0.39 in) in
Thesium lacinulatum A.W.Hill 1915
plant species in the santalaceae family
Thesium lacinulatum is a species of plant from South Africa and Namibia.
Strychnos tetragona A.W.Hill 1917
critically endangered plant species in the loganiaceae family
Strychnos tetragona is a species of plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Sebaea procumbens A.W.Hill 1908
perennial plant species in the gentianaceae family
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Peperomia minuta A.W.Hill 1907
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Peperomia falsa A.W.Hill 1907
plant species in the piperaceae family
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Nototriche pinnata (Cav.) A.W.Hill 1906
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Nototriche obtusa A.W.Hill 1906
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Nototriche glauca A.W.Hill 1906
perennial plant species in the malvaceae family
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Lilaeopsis novaezelandiae (New Zealand Grassplant) (Gand.) A.W.Hill 1927
plant species in the apiaceae family
Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae is a species of flowering plant in the parsely family Apiaceae, found in New Zealand and Tasmania. Some authorities consider it endemic to New Zealand. It is an obligate wetland inhabitant.
× Triticosecale schlanstedtense (M.Graebn.) Wittm. ex A.W.Hill 1933
plant hybrid species in the poaceae family
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Thesium triste (Sad Rootthug) A.W.Hill 1910
plant species in the santalaceae family
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Thesium resedoides A.W.Hill 1910
perennial plant species in the santalaceae family
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Thesium pilosum A.W.Hill 1910
plant species in the santalaceae family
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Thesium megalocarpum A.W.Hill 1910
plant species in the santalaceae family
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Thesium impeditum A.W.Hill 1915
plant species in the santalaceae family
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Thesium fuscum A.W.Hill 1910
plant species in the santalaceae family
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Thesium cupressoides A.W.Hill 1915
plant species in the santalaceae family
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Thesium cinereum A.W.Hill 1910
plant species in the santalaceae family
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Thesium atrum A.W.Hill 1910
perennial plant species in the santalaceae family
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Thesium aggregatum (Cluster Rootthug) A.W.Hill 1915
plant species in the santalaceae family
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Sebaea membranacea A.W.Hill 1912
annual plant species in the gentianaceae family
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