Thomas Thomson

Scottish doctor and botanist (1817-1878).

Thomas Thomson (4 December 1817 – 18 April 1878) was a British surgeon with the British East India Company before becoming a botanist. He was a friend of Joseph Dalton Hooker and helped write the first volume of Flora Indica. With Hooker he distributed the exsiccata-like series Herbarium Indiae orientalis. He was born in Glasgow the son of Thomas Thomson, chemistry professor at Glasgow University. He qualified as an M.D. at Glasgow University in 1839, as was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the Bengal Army 21 December 1839. He served during the campaign in Afghanistan 1839-1842 being present at

Abbreviations: Thomson
Occupations: surgeon, scientific collector, military personnel, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Languages: English
Dates: 1817-12-04T00:00:00Z – 1878-04-18T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Glasgow
Direct attributions: 316 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 500 plants, 0 fungi

316 plants attributed, 184 plants contributed to500 plants:

Cananga odorata (Cananga Tree) (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
medicinal plant species in the annonaceae family
Cananga odorata, commonly known as ylang-ylang, Macassar oil tree, perfume tree or cananga, is a species of plant in the custard apple family Annonaceae. It is native to areas from Indochina to northeastern Australia, and has been introduced to many other regions. It is valued for the essential oil, also called ylang-ylang, which is extracted from the flowers. Ylang-ylang is one of the most extensively used natural fragrances in the perfume industry.
Tinospora cordifolia (Guruchi) (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
medicinal plant species in the menispermaceae family
Tinospora cordifolia, guruchi, guduchi, amrita, or the heart-leaved moonseed, is a herbaceous vine of the family Menispermaceae native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been used in Ayurveda in an attempt to treat various disorders. There is no good evidence Tinospora cordifolia is of benefit as a medicine and its use can lead to potentially fatal herb-induced liver injury.
Cananga (Ilang-ilang) (Dunal) Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant genus in the annonaceae family
Cananga (ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kanaŋa) is a small genus of only two species in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to areas from Indo-China through Malesia to Australia. One of the species, Cananga odorata, is the source of the fragrant oil ylang-ylang.
Rheum nobile (Sikkim Rhubarb) Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
perennial and medicinal plant species in the polygonaceae family
Rheum nobile, the Sikkim rhubarb or noble rhubarb (पदमचाल), is a giant herbaceous plant of the Buckwheat Family (Polygonaceae) and native to the Himalayas, from northeastern Afghanistan, east through northern Pakistan and India (in Sikkim), Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet to Myanmar, occurring in the alpine zone at 4000–4800 m altitude. It is an extraordinary species of rhubarb (genus Rheum). At 1–2 m tall, the monocarpic inflorescences of R. nobile tower above the other shrubs and low herbs in its habitat, and it is visible across valleys from several kilometres. R. nobile is often called a
Magnolia campbellii (Campbell's Magnolia) Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant species in the magnoliaceae family
Magnolia campbellii, or Campbell's magnolia, is a species of Magnolia that grows in sheltered valleys in the Himalaya from eastern Nepal, Sikkim and Assam, India, east to southwestern China (southern Xizang, Yunnan, southern Sichuan) and south to northern Myanmar.
Decaisnea Hook.f. & Thomson 1854
plant genus in the lardizabalaceae family
Decaisnea Lindl. is a synonym of Tropidia (plant), an orchid genus. Decaisnea Hook.f &Thomson, (猫儿屎属 māo er shǐ shǔ) known commonly as dead man's fingers, blue bean plant, or blue sausage fruit, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lardizabalaceae. It is native to eastern Asia, from China west to Nepal and south to Myanmar. The genus consists of one or two species, depending on taxonomic opinion. Decaisnea insignis (Griffith) Hook.f. & Thomson was described from Nepal, and is sometimes restricted to the plants occurring in the Himalaya, with Chinese plants distinguished as Decaisnea
Stelechocarpus burahol (Kepel) (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant species in the annonaceae family
Stelechocarpus burahol, commonly known as kepel, is a plant in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to the humid evergreen forests of Malesia, and known for its edible fruit. It is cultivated only in Java, Indonesia.
Goniothalamus (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant genus in the annonaceae family
Goniothalamus is one of the largest palaeotropical genera of plant in family Annonaceae.
Alphonsea Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant genus in the annonaceae family
Alphonsea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. Its species are native to subtropical and tropical regions of Asia, from southern China and the Indian Subcontinent to Indochina, Malesia, and New Guinea. The genus was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson in 1955. It is named after Swiss botanist Alphonse L.P.P. de Candolle.
Stelechocarpus Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant genus in the annonaceae family
Stelechocarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. Its native range is Indo-China to western and central Malesia.
Meconopsis horridula (Prickly Blue Poppy) Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
perennial and medicinal plant species in the papaveraceae family
Meconopsis horridula, the prickly blue poppy, is a flowering plant from the family Papaveraceae. It grows in high altitudes. The height of the plant varies from 20 cm to 1m. It is a monocarpic, dicot plant.
Magnolia globosa Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant species in the magnoliaceae family
Magnolia globosa, the globe magnolia or hen magnolia, is a species of Magnolia native to Bhutan, southwestern China (Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), northeastern India (Assam, Sikkim), northern Myanmar-Burma, and eastern Nepal.
Mitrephora (Cap-flowers) (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant genus in the annonaceae family
Mitrephora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae, that are native to an area that extends from China in the north to Queensland. Plants in the genus Mitrephora are also found in southern India (Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu) and Southeast Asia.
Magnolia griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson 1872
plant species in the magnoliaceae family
Magnolia griffithii is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is found in India and Myanmar.
Lancea Hook.f. & Thomson 1857
plant genus in the mazaceae family
Lancea is a plant genus in the recently described Mazaceae. It had formerly been tentatively included in the lopseed family, Phrymaceae as well as the Scrophulariaceae.
Hodgsonia Hook.f. & Thomson 1853
plant genus in the cucurbitaceae family
Hodgsonia is a small genus of fruit-bearing vines in the family Cucurbitaceae. Hodgsonia was named after Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1853 by the British botanists Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson, who examined the plant under Hodgson's hospitality in the Himalaya.
Phaeanthus Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant genus in the annonaceae family
Phaeanthus is a genus of plants in family Annonaceae native to Indo-China, Malesia and the island of New Guinea.
Peracarpa carnosa Hook.f. & Thomson 1857
perennial and medicinal plant species in the campanulaceae family
Peracarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Campanulaceae. It contains a single species, Peracarpa carnosa, a perennial which ranges from the Russian Far East to tropical Asia and New Guinea. Peracarpa is part of Peracarpeae, a small tribe with three genera: Homocodon, Heterocodon, and Peracarpa. The systemic position of the Peracarpa is unclear since it has not been sampled within phylogenetic studies.
Drepananthus Maingay ex Hook.f. & Thomson 1872
plant genus in the annonaceae family
Drepananthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. Its native range is Vietnam to Papuasia, Fiji. Species:
Cyathocalyx Champ. ex Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant genus in the annonaceae family
Cyathocalyx is a small genus of 7 species distributed throughout the floristic regions of the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and Malesia. The name Cyathocalyx was erected as a genus in 1855 by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson. Since then the delimitation of the genus has proved problematic, with various taxonomists proposing different assessments of the scope of the genus. In 2006 Rui Jiang Wang and Richard M.K. Saunders reduced the size of the genus from the then 36 species to 15. The genus was further reduced in 2010 to just seven species.
Schisandra grandiflora Hook.f. & Thomson 1872
medicinal plant species in the schisandraceae family
Schisandra grandiflora, called the large-flowered magnolia vine, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Schisandra, native to the Himalayas and Tibet. A deciduous, twining climber, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.
Lepidostemon Hook.f. & Thomson 1861
plant genus in the brassicaceae family
Lepidostemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is Himalaya to Tibet. Species: Lepidostemon everestianus Al-Shehbaz Lepidostemon glaricola (H.Hara) Al-Shehbaz Lepidostemon gouldii Al-Shehbaz Lepidostemon pedunculosus Hook.f. & Thomson Lepidostemon rosularis (K.C.Kuan & C.H.An) Al-Shehbaz Lepidostemon williamsii (H.Hara) Al-Shehbaz
Impatiens arguta Hook.f. & Thomson 1859
perennial and medicinal plant species in the balsaminaceae family
Impatiens arguta, the toothed busy lizzie, is a species of flowering plant in the balsam family Balsaminaceae. It is native to Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, India and China. This herbaceous perennial grows to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, with an erect habit. It has deeply-veined, elliptic, slightly toothed leaves. Delicate lavender-blue or pink flowers appear in summer. As with other Impatiens species, the stems and leaves are succulent and fleshy. This plant is cultivated as an ornamental. Although hardy to −10 °C (14 °F), it requires a sheltered position in full or partial shade, and a
Goniothalamus thwaitesii Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant species in the annonaceae family
Goniothalamus thwaitesii is a species of small tree in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.
Goniothalamus malayanus Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant species in the annonaceae family
Goniothalamus malayanus is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, the Nicobar Islands, Sumatra and Thailand. Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson, the British botanists who first formally described the species, named it after part of its habitat range, British Malaya (now referred to as the Malay Peninsula).
Goniothalamus macrophyllus (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant species in the annonaceae family
Goniothalamus macrophyllus is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Borneo, Java, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Thailand. Carl Ludwig Blume, the German-Dutch botanist who first formally described the species using the basionym Unona macrophylla, named it after its large leaves (Latinized forms of Greek μακρός, makrós and φύλλον, phúllon). It is commonly called Penawar Hitam in the Malaya Peninsula, Ki Cantung in Indonesia, Limpanas Putih in Brunei, and Chin Dok Diao in Thailand.
Goniothalamus griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
plant species in the annonaceae family
Goniothalamus griffithii is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Myanmar and Thailand. Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson the British botanists who first formally described the species, named it in honor of William Griffith, another British botanist who collected the specimen they examined.
Dilophia Thomson 1853
plant genus in the brassicaceae family
Dilophia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is Central Asia to Himalaya and China. Species: Dilophia ebracteata Maxim. Dilophia salsa Thomson
Decaisnea insignis Hook.f. & Thomson 1854
edible, medicinal, and fruit plant species in the lardizabalaceae family
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Brandisia Hook.f. & Thomson 1865
plant genus in the orobanchaceae family
Brandisia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae.
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