William Douglas Francis

Australian botanist (1889-1959).

William Douglas Francis (6 March 1889 – 2 January 1959) was an Australian botanist. Born in Bega, New South Wales, at the age of 17 he moved with his father Alfred and brother Frederick from Wollongong, where he was attending Wollongong Superior Public School, to Kin Kin in Queensland. It was here that he was able to satisfy his strong interest in natural history while helping his father and brother on the farm. In 1908 he qualified as a milk and cream tester in Queensland. In 1919 he was appointed Assistant Government Botanist at the Queensland Herbarium. By 1950 he was appointed Government B

Abbreviations: W.D.Francis
Occupations: botanist
Citizenships: Australia
Dates: 1889-03-06T00:00:00Z – 1959-01-02T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Bega
Direct attributions: 38 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 57 plants, 0 fungi

38 plants attributed, 19 plants contributed to57 plants:

Cryptocarya foveolata C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1923
plant species in the lauraceae family
Cryptocarya foveolata, commonly known as small-leaved laurel, small-leaved cryptocarya or mountain walnut, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a medium-sized to large tree with elliptic to egg-shaped leaves, cream coloured, perfumed, tube-shaped flowers, and spherical black drupes.
Xanthostemon youngii C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1926
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Xanthostemon youngii, commonly known as crimson penda or red penda, is a species of trees endemic to North Queensland, constituting part of the plant family Myrtaceae. It has showy red blooms, but has been difficult to keep alive in cultivation. It is extremely prone to Myrtle Rust disease that has spread rapidly throughout the east coast of Australia. This species was first formally described in 1926 by Cyril Tenison White and William Douglas Francis and named after Queensland naturalist J. Edgar Young (1871 - 1956), who first observed it.
Beilschmiedia elliptica (Grey Walnut) C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1920
plant species in the lauraceae family
Beilschmiedia elliptica, known as the grey walnut is a rainforest laurel native to northeastern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland in eastern Australia. The range of natural distribution is from Forster, New South Wales (32° S) to Fraser Island (25° S) in southeastern Queensland. Beilschmiedia elliptica grows in warm temperate and subtropical rainforests. It is not a rare species, but seldom identified in the rainforest.
Placospermum coriaceum (Rose Silky Oak) C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1923
plant species in the proteaceae family
Placospermum is a genus of a single species of large trees, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. The species Placospermum coriaceum is endemic to the rainforests of the wet tropics region of northeastern Queensland, Australia. Common names include rose silky oak and plate-seeded oak.
Kunzea flavescens C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1921
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Kunzea flavescens is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a spreading shrub which has egg-shaped leaves and groups of white or cream-coloured flowers on the ends of the branches in September and October.
Grevillea sessilis C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1926
plant species in the proteaceae family
Grevillea sessilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to north-eastern Queensland. It is a shrub or small tree with divided leaves and cylindrical clusters of white flowers with a creamy-white or greenish yellow style.
Cryptocarya corrugata (Corduroy Laurel) C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1926
plant species in the lauraceae family
Cryptocarya corrugata, commonly known as corduroy laurel, oak walnut, acidwood or bull's breath, is a species of flowering plant in the laurel family and is endemic to north Queensland. It is a tree with egg-shaped to elliptic leaves, the flowers creamy-green, slightly perfumed and tube-shaped, and the fruit a spherical black to bluish-black drupe.
Polyosma rhytiphloia (Wrinkled Bark Polyosma) C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1926
plant species in the escalloniaceae family
Polyosma rhytophloia, commonly known as wrinkled bark polyosma, is a plant in the family Escalloniaceae which is endemic to parts of eastern Queensland, Australia. It was first described in 1926.
Harpullia rhyticarpa (Slender Harpullia) C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1920
plant species in the sapindaceae family
Harpullia rhyticarpa, commonly known as slender harpullia, is a plant in the family Sapindaceae which is endemic to the rainforests northeastern Queensland, Australia.
Dentella minutissima C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1921
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Dentella minutissima, common name tiny teeth, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae and was first described in 1922 by Cyril Tenison White & William Douglas Francis, from a specimen collected near Winton. It is found growing on sand and grey clay on river banks and in creek beds. "(Plants) often grow in concentric belts or rings parallel to the receding waterline as they colonise newly exposed mudflats". Plants of the world online lists it as being found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, but PlantNET describes it as also being found in New South
Westringia tenuicaulis (Tufted Westringia) C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1921
plant species in the lamiaceae family
Westringia tenuicaulis, also known as the Tufted Westringia, is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Australia. Its natural range is restricted to the Fraser Coast Region of south-eastern Queensland, between Bundaberg and Sippy Downs.
Prostanthera megacalyx C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1926
plant species in the lamiaceae family
Prostanthera megacalyx is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a small shrub with pale green leaves and mauve flowers.
Planchonella myrsinoides S.T.Blake ex W.D.Francis 1951
plant species in the sapotaceae family
Planchonella myrsinoides is an Australian tree in the family Sapotaceae. The common names include yellow plumwood, axe-handle wood and blunt-leaved coondoo. It occurs in seaside rainforests and drier rainforests from the Forster, New South Wales to the Lakeland Downs in tropical Queensland. It is a small tree up to 12 metres tall with a stem diameter of 25 cm (9.8 in). The leaves are 2 to 10 cm (0.79 to 3.94 in) long and 1 to 4 cm (0.39 to 1.57 in) wide. Flowering occurs between May and November, sometimes as early as February. The fruit is a thin fleshed, purple/black berry, 1.5 to 3 cm
Placospermum C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1923
plant genus in the proteaceae family
Placospermum is a genus of a single species of large trees, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. The species Placospermum coriaceum is endemic to the rainforests of the wet tropics region of northeastern Queensland, Australia. Common names include rose silky oak and plate-seeded oak.
Cryptandra armata C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1921
plant species in the rhamnaceae family
Cryptandra armata is a flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a shrub with spiny branchlets, spatula-shaped to lance-shaped or egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and creamy-white tube-shaped to bell-shaped flowers.
Westringia parvifolia C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1921
plant species in the lamiaceae family
Westringia parvifolia is a species of plant in the mint family that is endemic to Australia.
Prostanthera suborbicularis C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1926
plant species in the lamiaceae family
Prostanthera suborbicularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a shrub with broadly elliptical to round leaves.
Planchonella euphlebia (Hickory Boxwood) (F.Muell.) W.D.Francis 1951
plant species in the sapotaceae family
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Labichea brassii C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1929
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Hedycarya loxocarya (Benth.) W.D.Francis 1931
plant species in the monimiaceae family
Hedycarya loxocarya, commonly known as yellow beech is a species of flowering plant in the family Monimiaceae, and is endemic to north-eastern Queensland. It is a small to medium tree with egg-shaped to elliptic leaves, and male and female flowers on separate plants. Male flowers are borne in clusters of 5 to 9 and have 8 tepals and more than 60 stamens and female flowers have 6 tepals and about 30 carpels. The fruit is a bright red, oval drupe.
Eurya albiflora C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1928
plant species in the pentaphylacaceae family
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Endiandra crassiflora (Dorrigo Maple) C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1921
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Cryptocarya pleurosperma C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1923
plant species in the lauraceae family
Cryptocarya pleurosperma, commonly known as poison walnut or poison laurel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae and is endemic to north-east Queensland. It is a tree with oblong to elliptic leaves, cream coloured, perfumed flowers, and usually spherical, ribbed, red drupes.
Croton densivestitus C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1923
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Ventilago pubiflora (Hairy-flowered Ventilago) W.D.Francis 1939
plant species in the rhamnaceae family
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Symplocos hayesii C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1921
plant species in the symplocaceae family
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Saurauia vallium C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1927
plant species in the actinidiaceae family
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Saurauia poolei C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1927
plant species in the actinidiaceae family
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Saurauia plurilocularis C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1927
plant species in the actinidiaceae family
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Saurauia emarginata C.T.White & W.D.Francis 1928
plant species in the actinidiaceae family
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