William Lauder Lindsay

Scottish physician and botanist (1829-1880).

Dr William Lauder Lindsay FRSE FLS LRCS (19 December 1829 – 24 November 1880) was a Scottish physician and botanist. As a physician he largely worked in the field of mental health. As a botanist he specialised in lichens.

Abbreviations: Linds.

Occupations: scientific collector, physician, botanist, botanical collector

Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Languages: English

Dates: 1829-01-17T00:00:00Z – 1880-01-17T00:00:00Z

Birth place: Edinburgh

Direct attributions: 1 plant, 8 fungi

Authorship mentions: 1 plant, 36 fungi

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1 plant attributed to1 plant:

Coriaria arborea (Tree Tutu) Linds. 1868

plant species in the coriariaceae family

Coriaria arborea, commonly known as tutu and tree tutu, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Coriariaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Every part of C. arborea, except the juice of the fruits, contains the toxin tutin, which is highly poisonous to humans and livestock. Poisonings can result in brain paralysis, convulsions, exhaustion, memory loss, or even death. C. arborea is a bushy shrub which can grow to a height of 7 metres (23 feet). C. arborea is able to colonise new areas of moist ground, and can be found on debris fans, glacial moraine, and stream banks. The plant was

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