James Sykes Gamble

British botanist (1847-1925).

James Sykes Gamble (2 July 1847 – 16 October 1925) was an English botanist who specialized in the flora of the Indian sub-continent; he became Director of the British Imperial Forest School at Dehradun, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Abbreviations: Gamble
Occupations: scientific illustrator, scientific collector, forester, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Languages: English
Dates: 1847-07-02T00:00:00Z – 1925-10-16T00:00:00Z
Birth place: London
Direct attributions: 393 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 562 plants, 0 fungi

393 plants attributed, 169 plants contributed to562 plants:

Thyrsostachys siamensis (Monastery Bamboo) Gamble 1896
edible and vegetable plant species in the poaceae family
Thyrsostachys siamensis is one of two bamboo species belonging to the genus Thyrsostachys. It grows up to 7 to 13m tall. It is native to Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and naturalised in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia. The plant is also known as long-sheath bamboo, monastery bamboo, Thai bamboo, Thai umbrella bamboo, umbrella bamboo, and umbrella-handle bamboo.
Thyrsostachys Gamble 1896
plant genus in the poaceae family
Thyrsostachys is a genus of Chinese and Indochinese bamboo in the grass family. Species Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble - edible-seeded bamboo - Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand; naturalised in Assam + Bangladesh Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble - monastery bamboo, Thai bamboo, umbrella bamboo, Thai umbrella bamboo, umbrella-handle bamboo - Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalised in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Peninsular Malaysia
Delonix elata (Creamy Peacock Flower) (L.) Gamble 1919
plant species in the fabaceae family
Delonix elata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Common names in English include white gul mohur, creamy peacock flower and yellow gul mohur.
Syzygium microphyllum Gamble 1919
endangered plant species in the myrtaceae family
Syzygium microphyllum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss. In 1998 the now disputed taxon Syzygium gambleanum was listed as extinct in the IUCN Red List. However, after research work by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew this plant was revealed as identical with Syzygium microphyllum and so the name Syzygium gambleanum became an illegitimate synonym.
Gleadovia Gamble & Prain 1901
plant genus in the orobanchaceae family
Gleadovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. Its native range is western Himalaya, Assam (in India) to southern China. The genus name of Gleadovia is in honour of Frank Gleadow (1856–1930), an English forester and plant collector in India who discovered this plant. It was first described and published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. Vol.69 on page 488 in 1901. Known species: Gleadovia banerjiana Deb Gleadovia konyakianorum Odyuo, D.K.Roy & Aver. Gleadovia mupinensis Hu Gleadovia ruborum Gamble & Prain
Syzygium stocksii (Duthie) Gamble 1919
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Syzygium stocksii is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to India.
Syzygium fergusonii (Syzygium Fergusoni) (Trimen) Gamble 1920
endangered plant species in the myrtaceae family
Syzygium fergusoni is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Psychotria globicephala Gamble 1920
endangered plant species in the rubiaceae family
Psychotria globicephala is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India.
Phyllostachys mannii Gamble 1896
edible plant species in the poaceae family
Phyllostachys mannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is a species of bamboo found in Guizhou, Henan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang provinces of China, Myanmar, and India.
Ixora lawsonii Gamble 1920
endangered plant species in the rubiaceae family
Ixora lawsonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Karnataka and Kerala in India.
Hoya curtisii King & Gamble 1908
plant species in the apocynaceae family
Hoya curtisii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hoya. It is native to Southeast Asia across Thailand, the Philippines, Borneo, and Malaysia. The species has easily recognizable foliage among Hoyas with small, pointed leaves and silver variegation. Like many Hoyas, it grows as a creeping epiphyte.
Bambusa longispiculata (Bamboo) Gamble 1906
plant species in the poaceae family
Bambusa longispiculata, or Mahal bamboo, is a species of clumping bamboo native to Bangladesh and Myanmar, but widely grown in many other countries including Australia. Growing in wide and open clumps, it makes an excellent shelter for waterfowl. It is not suited for harvesting and is very suitable for soil stabilization on dam faces. It can grow up to a height of 10 m, and a thickness of 5 cm.
Bambusa copelandii Gamble 1906
plant species in the poaceae family
Bambusa copelandii is a species of Bambusa bamboo.
Syzygium travancoricum Gamble 1918
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Syzygium stocksii is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to India.
Syzygium palghatense Gamble 1918
critically endangered plant species in the myrtaceae family
Syzygium palghatense is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a small to medium-sized tree endemic to southern India. It is known from a single location at the northern end of the Anamalai portion of the Western Ghats, where it grows in submontane evergreen rain forest. The species epithet palghatense refers to Palghat District or Palghat Gap where the type specimen was found. The species was first described by James Sykes Gamble in 1918.
Syzygium chavaran (Bourd.) Gamble 1919
endangered plant species in the myrtaceae family
Syzygium chavaran is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to India.
Ochlandra travancorica (Elephant Bamboo) (Bedd.) Gamble 1896
plant species in the poaceae family
Ochlandra travancorica, or reed bamboo is a species of bamboo, endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is naturalised in the West Indies. Clusters of this bamboo are known to be the spawning area for the critically endangered frog species Raorchestes chalazodes.
Nothopegia beddomei Gamble 1918
plant species in the anacardiaceae family
Nothopegia beddomei, also known as Western Ghats Top-Fruit Tree, is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. The tree is primarily found in the Western Ghats region of India, which extends along the western coast of the country, spanning states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Western Ghats Top-Fruit Tree is a 12-metre tall tree with a finely fissured, pinkish-brown bark and slender, hairless branches. Its leaves are simple, spirally arranged, narrow and glaucous beneath, with wavy margins and a papery texture, measuring 6–16
Mimusops andamanensis King & Gamble 1906
plant species in the sapotaceae family
Mimusops andamanensis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands.
Litsea populifolia Gamble 1914
medicinal plant species in the lauraceae family
Visit the page for more details.
Ixora saulierei Gamble 1920
endangered plant species in the rubiaceae family
Ixora saulierei is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Tamil Nadu in India.
Eugenia discifera Gamble 1918
endangered plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eugenia discifera is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southwestern India. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was described by James Sykes Gamble in 1918.
Bambusa burmanica (Burmese Weavers' Bamboo) Gamble 1896
plant species in the poaceae family
Bambusa burmanica is a species of Bambusa bamboo.
Ardisia scortechinii King & Gamble 1906
plant species in the primulaceae family
Ardisia scortechinii is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Ardisia blatteri Gamble 1921
endangered plant species in the primulaceae family
Ardisia blatteri is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It is a tree native to the southernmost Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southern India. It grows in submontane evergreen forest.
Actinodaphne bourdillonii Gamble 1925
plant species in the lauraceae family
Actinodaphne bourdillonii is a species of the genus Actinodaphne of the flowering plant family Lauraceae, commonly called the malavirinji, eeyoli, and Pisa. It is endemic to the Southern Western Ghats (South Sahyadri and Palakkad Hills). Its general habitat is shola and montane evergreen forests from 600 to 2,000 metres elevation.
Ulmus villosa (Cherry-bark Elm) Brandis ex Gamble 1902
vulnerable plant species in the ulmaceae family
Ulmus villosa, the cherry-bark elm or Marn elm, is one of the more distinctive Asiatic elms, and a species capable of remarkable longevity. It is endemic to the valleys of the Kashmir at altitudes of 1,200–2,500 metres (3,900–8,200 feet) but has become increasingly rare owing to its popularity as cattle fodder. Mature trees are now largely restricted to temples and shrines where they are treated as sacred. Some of these trees are believed to be over 800 years old.
Turpinia malabarica Gamble 1916
plant species in the staphyleaceae family
Turpinia malabarica is a species of flowering plant in the family Staphyleaceae. It is an tree species native to Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats of southwestern India.
Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble 1896
medicinal plant species in the poaceae family
Thyrsostachys oliveri is a species of edible-seeded bamboo from Yunnan, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand; and also naturalised in Assam and Bangladesh. As a moderately large species of bamboo with tall and straight culms has also been a local source of material for construction in some southeast Asian regions.
Syzygium myhendrae (Bedd. ex Brandis) Gamble 1919
endangered plant species in the myrtaceae family
Syzygium myhendrae is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India.
0
Your shopping cart:
Nothing in your cart yet!Add a device?
ItemCountTotal
$
Log in to load your saved addresses.
< Back to Overview
Loading shipping options...
< Back to Address
Log in to load your saved payment methods.
Pay by Credit Card
or direct bank debit
Purchase Order
Pay by wire or bank transfer
After you confirm your order, we'll email you an invoice and all bank details to complete your purchase.
< Back to Shipping
Processing... Creating order Confirming inventory Processing payment Acquiring shipping Final confirmation (Cleaning up)
Order confirmed!
Summary
Devices$ 0
Plants$ 0
ShippingNot yet calculated
TaxesNot yet calculated
Total$ 0
Address
Shipping
Payment
Start Checkout