Richard Thomas Lowe

British botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist and cleric (1802-1874).

Richard Thomas Lowe (1802–1874) was an English botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist, and clergyman. In 1825, he graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, and in the same year he took holy orders. In 1832, he became a clergyman in the Madeira Islands, where he was also a part-time naturalist, extensively studying the local flora and fauna. He wrote a book on the Madeiran flora. He died in 1874 when the ship he was on was wrecked off the Isles of Scilly.

Abbreviations: Lowe
Occupations: priest, malacologist, entomologist, ichthyologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Languages: English
Dates: 1802-12-04T00:00:00Z – 1874-04-13T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Derbyshire
Direct attributions: 57 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 95 plants, 0 fungi

57 plants attributed, 38 plants contributed to95 plants:

Musschia wollastonii Lowe 1856
endangered plant species in the campanulaceae family
Musschia wollastonii is a species of flowering plant in the Campanulaceae family. It is endemic to Madeira Island. Musschia wollastonii grows in scattered locations between 400 and 900 meters elevation, mostly on the northern slope of the island. It grows in humid valleys in the shade of laurisilva forests, where Ocotea foetens is the dominant tree. The species' estimated extent of occurrence is 524 km2.
Sinapidendron Lowe 1831
plant genus in the brassicaceae family
Sinapidendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is Madeira. Species: Sinapidendron angustifolium (DC.) Lowe Sinapidendron frutescens (Aiton) Lowe Sinapidendron gymnocalyx (Lowe) Rustan Sinapidendron rupestre Lowe Sinapidendron sempervivifolium Menezes
Matthiola maderensis Lowe 1838
plant species in the brassicaceae family
Matthiola maderensis is a flowering plant species of the family Brassicaceae. It is endemic to the Madeira Archipelago.
Asplenium anceps (Double Spleenwort) Sol. ex Lowe 1830
endangered plant species in the aspleniaceae family
Asplenium anceps is a diploid fern of family Aspleniaceae and one of the ancestors of the ferns that form the trichomanes complex. It lives exclusively in the three northernmost archipelagoes of the Macaronesian region, that is, is an endemic macaronesian fern. Its fronds are leathery and plastic and rachis is very thick, bright reddish brown and is traversed throughout its length of three wings, two on the upper surface to draw a groove and a third on the lower surface which is characteristic and unique to this species, since all other species of the trichomanes complex without. A typical
Sinapidendron angustifolium (DC.) Lowe 1857
critically endangered plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Sedum farinosum Lowe 1831
plant species in the crassulaceae family
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Festuca jubata Lowe 1838
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Festuca jubata is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to Azores and Madeira. It is a perennial and mainly grows in temperate biomes. It was first published in 1838.
Cerastium vagans Lowe 1838
plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Asparagus scoparius Lowe 1831
plant species in the asparagaceae family
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Viola paradoxa (Madeira Violet) Lowe 1838
plant species in the violaceae family
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Sonchus ustulatus Lowe 1831
plant species in the asteraceae family
Sonchus ustulatus, also known as a leituga, is a species of herb in the Asteraceae family. It is endemic to Madeira, an island group in the Atlantic which is politically part of Portugal. It grows to be around 0.2 meters.
Luzula elegans Lowe 1838
annual plant species in the juncaceae family
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Lotus macranthus Lowe 1838
plant species in the fabaceae family
Lotus macranthus is a species that grows in the Madeira archipelago.
Goodyera macrophylla (The Large Leaved Goodyera) Lowe 1831
critically endangered and perennial plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Genista maderensis (Madeira Dyer's Greenweed) (Webb & Berthel.) Lowe 1862
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Convolvulus caputmedusae Lowe 1860
plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Bunium brevifolium Lowe 1838
plant species in the apiaceae family
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Astragalus solandri Lowe 1856
annual plant species in the fabaceae family
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Armeria maderensis Lowe 1838
perennial plant species in the plumbaginaceae family
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Anthyllis lemanniana Lowe 1856
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Tolpis succulenta (Aiton) Lowe 1868
plant species in the asteraceae family
Tolpis succulenta is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the Portuguese archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It inhabits all islands (excluding the Savage Islands).
Sinapidendron frutescens Lowe 1831
endangered plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Rumex maderensis (Madeira Sorrel) Lowe 1838
perennial plant species in the polygonaceae family
Rumex maderensis, commonly known as Madeira sorrel or Madeira dock, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae.
Krubera peregrina (L.) Lowe 1864
annual plant species in the apiaceae family
Krubera peregrina is a species of plants in the family Apiaceae. It is the only species in the genus Krubera.
Festuca donax Lowe 1831
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Festuca donax is a species of grass. It is native to the Madeira archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.
Argyranthemum haematomma Lowe 1868
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Vicia capreolata Lowe 1838
endangered plant species in the fabaceae family
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Sinapidendron rupestre Lowe 1831
critically endangered plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Senecio incrassatus Lowe 1838
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Sedum fusiforme Lowe 1831
plant species in the crassulaceae family
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