James Macfadyen

Scottish botanist (1799-1850).

James MacFadyen (1799–1850) was a Scottish medical doctor and botanist who made a significant contribution to the scientific study of the plants of the Caribbean region. Born in Glasgow on 3 May 1799, he was the eldest son of a music publisher and bookseller, John Macfadyen, and his wife Elisabeth. Macfayden was the first to describe the grapefruit scientifically - he gave it its Linnean name, Citrus paradisi - and to describe new species of fig trees and other Caribbean plants. In addition to his contributions to botany, MacFadyen practised medicine and was actively involved in social organi

Abbreviations: Macfad.
Occupations: botanist
Citizenships: Scotland
Languages: English
Dates: 1799-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Glasgow
Direct attributions: 18 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 25 plants, 0 fungi

18 plants attributed, 7 plants contributed to25 plants:

Annona montana (Mountain Soursop) Macfad. 1837
plant species in the annonaceae family
Annona montana, the mountain soursop, is a tree and its edible fruit in the Annonaceae family native to Central America, the Amazon, and islands in the Caribbean. It has fibrous fruits. A. montana may be used as a rootstock for cultivated Annonas.
Exothea Macfad. 1837
plant genus in the sapindaceae family
Exothea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. Its native range is Southern Florida to Central America, Caribbean. Species: Exothea copalillo (Schltdl.) Radlk. Exothea diphylla (Standl.) Lundell Exothea paniculata (Juss.) Radlk.
Rubus alpinus Macfad. 1837
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Gordonia villosa Macfad. 1837
endangered plant species in the theaceae family
Gordonia villosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Theaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Phaseolus × dumosus (Year Bean) Macfad. 1837
endangered and perennial plant hybrid species in the fabaceae family
Phaseolus dumosus (strict botanic Phaseolus × dumosus Macfad.), the year bean or year-long bean, is an annual to perennial herbaceous vine in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to a narrow region in the highlands of Guatemala. It is one of the five Phaseolus domesticates and is similarly used for its beans. It was recently found to be a hybrid between two other cultivated species of Central America, Phaseolus coccineus and P. vulgaris and displays intermediate characteristics. Taxonomically, it was previously categorized as Phaseolus polyanthus and P. coccineus ssp. darwinianus. This
Ossaea micrantha Macfad. 1837
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Viburnum alpinum Macfad. 1837
plant species in the viburnaceae family
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Serjania equestris Macfad. 1837
plant species in the sapindaceae family
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Eugenia wallenii Macfad. 1850
plant species in the myrtaceae family
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Paullinia jamaicensis Macfad. 1837
plant species in the sapindaceae family
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Zanthoxylum sumach Macfad. 1837
plant species in the rutaceae family
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Zanthoxylum sapaindoides Macfad.
plant species in the rutaceae family
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Miconia punctulata Macfad. 1837
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Miconia glabra Macfad. 1837
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Malvaviscus pilosus Macfad. 1837
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Henriettea racemosa Macfad. 1837
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Henriettea grandifolia Macfad. 1837
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Erythroxylum obovatum Macfad. 1837
plant species in the erythroxylaceae family
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Esenbeckia pentaphylla (Macfad.) Griseb. 1859
plant species in the rutaceae family
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Tovaria diffusa (Macfad.) Fawc. & Rendle 1914
plant species in the tovariaceae family
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Senna angustisiliqua var. fulgens (Macfad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby 1982
plant variety in the fabaceae family
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Miconia microcarpa Macfad. ex Griseb. 1860
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Miconia gloriosa (Macfad.) Michelang. 2018
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Miconia axillaris (Macfad.) Skean, Judd & Majure 2018
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Ilex sideroxyloides ssp. occidentalis (Gongolin) (Macfad.) P.A.González 2007
plant subspecies in the aquifoliaceae family
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