Francis Blackwell Forbes

China merchant, opium trader and botanist (1839-1908).

Francis Blackwell Forbes (August 11, 1839 – May 2, 1908) was an American botanist with expertise in Chinese seed-producing plants who also worked as a merchant and opium trader in Asia.

Abbreviations: F.B.Forbes
Occupations: botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1839-08-11T00:00:00Z – 1908-05-02T00:00:00Z
Birth place: New York City
Direct attributions: 10 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 11 plants, 0 fungi

10 plants attributed, 1 plant contributed to11 plants:

Faberia Hemsl. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. 1888
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Faberia is a genus of Chinese flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is named for Ernst Faber, a German missionary who collected many plant specimens in China. Species
Hemsleya Cogn. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. 1888
plant genus in the cucurbitaceae family
Hemsleya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. Its native range is Eastern Himalayas to southern China and Papuasia. It is native to the countries of Assam (in India), Bismarck Archipelago (island group, part of Papua New Guinea), China, East Himalayas, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Thailand and Vietnam. The genus name of Hemsleya is in honour of William Hemsley (1843–1924), an English botanist. It was first described and published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. Vol.23 on page 490 in 1888.
Impatiens furcillata (Furcate Touch-me-not) Hemsl. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. 1886
annual plant species in the balsaminaceae family
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Impatiens tubulosa Hemsl. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. 1886
annual plant species in the balsaminaceae family
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Ranunculus polii Franch. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. 1886
perennial and medicinal plant species in the ranunculaceae family
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Elaeocarpus decipiens (Japanese Blueberry Tree) F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. 1886
medicinal plant species in the elaeocarpaceae family
Elaeocarpus decipiens, commonly known as Japanese blueberry tree, is a species of flowering tree in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It has red, brown, and green leaves that are typically egg-shaped, 5-petaled flowers ranging in color from cream to light pink, and small drupe fruit.
Senecio faberi Hemsl. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. 1888
medicinal plant species in the asteraceae family
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Psilopeganum Hemsl. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. 1886
plant genus in the rutaceae family
Psilopeganum is a genus of flowering plants of the family Rutaceae.
Eurya distichophylla F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. 1886
medicinal plant species in the pentaphylacaceae family
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Rheum pichonii Pierre ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. 1942
plant species in the polygonaceae family
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Lyonia ovalifolia var. hebecarpa (Franch. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.) Chun 1940
medicinal plant variety in the ericaceae family
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