Augustine Henry

Irish sinologist and botanist (1857-1930).

Augustine Henry (2 July 1857 – 23 March 1930) was a British-born Irish plantsman and sinologist. He is best known for sending over 15,000 dry specimens and seeds and 500 plant samples to Kew Gardens in the United Kingdom. By 1930, he was a recognised authority and was honoured with society membership in Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, and Poland. In 1929 the Botanical Institute of Peking dedicated to him the second volume of Icones plantarum Sinicarum, a collection of plant drawings. In 1935, John William Besant was to write: 'The wealth of beautiful trees and flowering shrubs which

Abbreviations: A.Henry
Occupations: scientific collector, physician, linguist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Ireland
Dates: 1857-07-02T00:00:00Z – 1930-03-23T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Dundee
Direct attributions: 16 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 19 plants, 0 fungi

16 plants attributed, 3 plants contributed to19 plants:

Rhapis excelsa (Rattan Palm) (Thunb.) A.Henry 1930
medicinal plant species in the arecaceae family
Rhapis excelsa, also known as broadleaf lady palm or bamboo palm, is a species of fan palm (Arecaceae subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Trachycarpeae) in the genus Rhapis. It is native to southern China and northern Vietnam. The genus name is Greek - rhapis, meaning "needle"; and the species name is Latin for "tall", though R. excelsa is not the tallest in the genus.
Picea spinulosa (Sikkim Spruce) (Griff.) A.Henry 1906
plant species in the pinaceae family
Picea spinulosa, the Sikkim spruce, is a spruce native to the eastern Himalaya, in India (Sikkim), Nepal and Bhutan. It grows at altitudes of 2,400-3,700 m in mixed coniferous forests. It is a large evergreen tree growing to 40–55 m tall (exceptionally to 65 m), and with a trunk diameter of up to 1–2.5 m. It has a conical crown with level branches and usually pendulous branchlets. The shoots are whitish to pale buff, and glabrous (hairless). The leaves are needle-like, 1.7-3.2 cm long, slender, rhombic to slightly flattened in cross-section, glossy green on the upper side, with two
Fokienia (Fujian Cypress) A.Henry & H.H.Thomas 1911
plant genus in the cupressaceae family
Fokienia is a genus of conifer tree belonging to the cypress family. In its characteristics, Fokienia is intermediate between the genera of Chamaecyparis and Calocedrus. Genetically Fokienia is much closer to Chamaecyparis, and not all researchers recognize Fokienia as a separate genus. The genus comprises only one living species, Fokienia hodginsii or Fujian cypress (Chinese: 福建柏; pinyin: Fújiànbǎi; Vietnamese: Pơmu), and one fossil species (Fokienia ravenscragensis). Fokienia hodginsii is native from southeastern China (provinces of Zhejiang, Guizhou, Yunnan and Fujian) to Northern Vietnam
Dipteronia dyeriana A.Henry 1903
endangered plant species in the sapindaceae family
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Tsuga × jeffreyi (Jeffrey's Hemlock) (A.Henry) A.Henry 1919
plant hybrid species in the pinaceae family
Tsuga × jeffreyi is a naturally-occurring hybrid plant species. Its parents are Tsuga heterophylla and Tsuga mertensiana. It is native to the Pacific Northwest: British Columbia and Washington.
Populus × generosa (Generous Poplar) A.Henry 1914
plant hybrid species in the salicaceae family
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Fokienia hodginsii (Fokienia) (Dunn) A.Henry & H.H.Thomas 1911
medicinal plant species in the cupressaceae family
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Cedrus brevifolia (Cyprus Cedar) (Hook.f.) Elwes & A.Henry 1908
plant species in the pinaceae family
Cedrus libani var. brevifolia, the Cyprus cedar, is a conifer in the genus Cedrus. It is native to the Troödos Mountains of central Cyprus. It grows in the Cedar Valley in Pafos State Forest. It grows in monotypic forest stands, particularly on mountain tops, and often in mixed forest stands with Pinus brutia, Quercus alnifolia, and Platanus orientalis, from 800 to 1,400 metres elevation. It is known from five natural stands – Tripylos, Mauroi Kremoi, Sellae tis Ellias, Throni, and Exo Milos. The largest stand at Tripylos was inventoried at 2 km2 and 16,000 mature individuals with diameter at
Quercus × audleyensis A.Henry 1910
plant hybrid species in the fagaceae family
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Pinus parviflora var. pentaphylla (Mayr) A.Henry 1910
plant variety in the pinaceae family
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Larix × eurolepis A.Henry 1919
plant hybrid species in the pinaceae family
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Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii (Sargents Juniper) A.Henry 1912
plant variety in the cupressaceae family
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Eucalyptus whittingehamensis G.Nicholson ex Elwes & A.Henry 1912
plant species in the myrtaceae family
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Eucalyptus beauchampiana Elwes & A.Henry 1912
plant species in the myrtaceae family
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Camassia quamash f. albiflora A.Henry 1917
plant form in the asparagaceae family
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Betula papyrifera var. kenaica (Kenai Birch) (W.H.Evans) A.Henry 1909
plant variety in the betulaceae family
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Ulmus glabra f. camperdownii (Camperdown Elm) A.Henry ex Rehder 1915
plant form in the ulmaceae family
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Populus suaveolens ssp. maximowiczii (A.Henry) Tatew. 1940
plant subspecies in the salicaceae family
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Larix gmelinii var. olgensis (Olga Bay Larch) (A.Henry) Ostenf. & Syrach 1930
plant variety in the pinaceae family
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