Barbara G. Briggs

Australian botanist.

Barbara Gillian Briggs (born 1934) is one of the foremost Australian botanists. The IK lists 205 names of plants which have been published or co-published by her. She was one of the botanists in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, of the 1998 Archived 22 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine APG system. Briggs was employed at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney from 1959. She was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney in 1960. Briggs and Craig Anthony Atkins were co-awarded the Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1994. Briggs was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1998. She w

Abbreviations: B.G.Briggs
Occupations: botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Australia
Languages: English
Dates: 1934-11-22T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Chatswood
Direct attributions: 202 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 202 plants, 0 fungi

202 plants attributed to202 plants:

Athertonia diversifolia (Atherton Oak) (C.T.White) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs 1975
plant species in the proteaceae family
Athertonia is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Proteaceae. The sole described species is Athertonia diversifolia, commonly known as Atherton oak, athertonia, creamy silky oak or white oak. It is endemic to a small part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia. A relative of the macadamia, it has potential in horticulture and the bushfood industry.
Acidonia microcarpa (Acidonia) (R.Br.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs 1975
plant species in the proteaceae family
Acidonia microcarpa is a species of shrub in the plant family Proteaceae, and is the only species in the genus Acidonia. It is endemic to the south coast of the Southwest Botanic Province of Western Australia.
Toronia toru (Toru) (A.Cunn.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs 1975
plant species in the proteaceae family
Toronia is a genus of tree in the family Proteaceae that contains a single species, Toronia toru, which is endemic to New Zealand. The genus is closely related to the large genus Persoonia, and in fact this species was long regarded as one until placed in its own new genus by Lawrie Johnson and Barbara G. Briggs in their 1975 monograph "On the Proteaceae: the evolution and classification of a southern family". However, phylogenetic studies indicate that Toronia is nested in the larger genus Persoonia, where it was once included. Toronia toru is an evergreen tree found in the northern half of
Rhynchocalycaceae L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs 1985
plant family in the order myrtales
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Platychorda B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson 1998
plant genus in the restionaceae family
Platychorda is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Restionaceae. Its native range is Southwestern Australia. Species: Platychorda applanata (Spreng.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson Platychorda rivalis B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
Floydia praealta (Ball Nut) (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs 1975
plant species in the proteaceae family
Floydia is a monotypic genus of plants in the Proteaceae family endemic to Australia. The sole described species is Floydia praealta, commonly known as the ball nut. It is a somewhat rare tree found only growing in the rainforests of southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales. The tree has a superficial resemblance to the closely related Macadamia and could be confused with them. The fruit is poisonous.
Virotia L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs 1975
plant genus in the proteaceae family
Virotia is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia with six species that were once placed in Macadamia. Its closest relatives are the Australian Athertonia and the Asian Heliciopsis. The genus is named after Robert Virot, pioneer of ecological studies in New Caledonia and author of a monograph of New Caledonian Proteaceae.
Tremulina B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson 1998
plant genus in the restionaceae family
Tremulina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Restionaceae. The genus was first described in 1998 by Barbara Briggs & Lawrie Johnson. The type species is Tremulina tremula. Its native range is Southwestern Australia. Species: Tremulina cracens B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson Tremulina tremula (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
Baloskion tetraphyllum (Tassel Cord-rush) (Labill.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson 1998
perennial plant species in the restionaceae family
Baloskion tetraphyllum, commonly known as tassel rope-rush, is a species of grass native to Australia. It is a large and somewhat common species of restionaceae which can be easily identified by its bright green colour and its tasseled branches with soft, hairlike texture.
Apodasmia similis (Jointed Rush) (Edgar) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson 1998
plant species in the restionaceae family
Apodasmia similis, also known as oioi or jointed wire rush, is a plant that is endemic to New Zealand. It is a coastal plant but is also found around peat bogs and hot springs. It flowers from October to December and bears fruit from December to March.
Veronica arcuata (B.G.Briggs & Ehrend.) B.G.Briggs 2007
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
Veronica arcuata is a flowering plant species in the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to northern New South Wales. The lilac coloured flowers are showy and conspicuous from late spring to late summer.
Triunia L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs 1975
plant genus in the proteaceae family
Triunia is a genus of medium to tall shrubs or small trees found as understorey plants in rainforests of eastern Australia. Members of the plant family Proteaceae, they are notable for their poisonous fleshy fruits or drupes. Only one species, T. youngiana, is commonly seen in cultivation.
Persoonioideae (Primitive Proteas) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs 1975
plant subfamily in the proteaceae family
The Persoonioideae are a subfamily of closely related genera within the large and diverse family Proteaceae and incorporates such genera as Persoonia, Acidonia, Garnieria, Toronia and Placospermum. Like most Proteaceae, the great majority of species of Persoonioideae are plants of well-drained, acid, siliceous soils that are low in nutrients. Two species from south western Australia (Acidonia microcarpa, Persoonia graminea) grow in swampy habitats, three others (P. acicularis, P. bowgada and P. hexagona) tolerate mildly calcareous soils, and several south eastern species sometimes grow on
Georgeantha hexandra B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson 1998
plant species in the ecdeiocoleaceae family
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Dielsia stenostachya (W.Fitzg.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson 1998
plant species in the restionaceae family
Dielsia is a genus of flowering plant, described in 1904, in the family Restionaceae. There is only one known species, Dielsia stenostachya, endemic to Southwest Australia. Species in homonymic genus In 1929, Kudô used the name Dielsia in reference to a plant in the Lamiaceae, thus creating an illegitimate homonym. He also created one species in his genus, i.e. Dielsia oreophila (Diels) Kudô, syn of Isodon oreophilus (Diels) A.J.Paton & Ryding
Darwinia procera B.G.Briggs 1962
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Darwinia procera is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to a small area in New South Wales. It is a shrub with laterally compressed leaves, so that they are thicker than wide. The flowers are reddish-purple and arranged in groups of four near the ends of the branches. Although rare in nature, this species is often grown by native plant enthusiasts.
Darwinia peduncularis B.G.Briggs 1962
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Darwinia peduncularis is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the Sydney region in New South Wales. It is a shrub with flattened leaves and purplish red flowers usually arranged in pairs.
Darwinia leptantha B.G.Briggs 1962
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Darwinia leptantha is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is an upright, small shrub with white flowers turning pink with age, triangular-shaped leaves and is endemic to New South Wales.
Darwinia glaucophylla B.G.Briggs 1962
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Darwinia glaucophylla is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae which grows as a prostrate shrub, sometimes forming extensive mats. It has bluish green leaves and white flowers in small groups which fade to reddish pink as they age. It is only known from about fifteen sites in the Gosford area and is listed as "threatened" in New South Wales legislation.
Darwinia biflora (Cheel) B.G.Briggs 1962
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Darwinia biflora is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is an erect, often straggly shrub with flattened, glabrous leaves, and flowers which are arranged in pairs. The flowers are greenish in colour but each is surrounded by two purple-red bracteoles and have a long yellow-green style projecting out of the flower tube. The species only occurs in the Sydney region in a few places where shale-capped ridges intergrade with Hawkesbury sandstone.
Dapsilanthus B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson 1998
plant genus in the restionaceae family
Dapsilanthus is a genus of plants described as a genus in 1998. Dapsilanthus is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, New Guinea, and northern Australia.
Chordifex B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson 1998
plant genus in the restionaceae family
Chordifex is a genus of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1998. The entire genus is endemic to Australia.
Veronica continua B.G.Briggs 2006
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
Veronica continua is an upright, woody herb with blue flowers in dense clusters at the end of branches and leaves arranged in opposite pairs. It is endemic to Tasmania.
Veronica blakelyi (B.G.Briggs & Ehrend.) B.G.Briggs 2007
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
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Triunia youngiana (Spice Bush) (C.Moore & F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs 1975
plant species in the proteaceae family
Triunia youngiana, commonly known as red nut or spice bush, is a shrub of the family Proteaceae native to New South Wales and Queensland.
Tremulina tremula (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson 1998
perennial plant species in the restionaceae family
Tremulina tremula is a plant in the Restionaceae family, found in the south-west of Western Australia. It was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown as Restio tremulus, but was transferred to the genus Tremulina in 1998 by Barbara Briggs & Lawrie Johnson. The species epithet, tremula, is a Latin adjective (tremulus, -a, -um, derived from the verb, tremere, "to tremble"), which describes the plant as trembling or shaking.
Taraxis grossa B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson 1998
plant species in the restionaceae family
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Pycnonia teretifolia (Persoonia Teretifolia) (R.Br.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs 1975
plant species in the proteaceae family
Persoonia teretifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub with smooth bark, hairy young branchlets, linear leaves, and bright yellow flowers borne in groups of up to twenty on a rachis up to 100 mm (3.9 in) long that continues to grow after flowering.
Malagasia alticola (Capuron) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs 1975
endangered plant species in the proteaceae family
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Leptocarpus laxus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs 2001
perennial plant species in the restionaceae family
Leptocarpus laxus is a rush species of the genus Leptocarpus in the family Restionaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
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