About John Henry Lace
Lived 1857 – 1918 (aged 60). John Henry Lace was a British botanist, explorer, forester, conservator, botanical collector and scientific collector.
John Henry Lace (1857–1918) was a British botanist.
Biography From 1881 he worked extensively in the Forest Service of India and became its inspector-general of forests.
Selected publications with W. B. Hemsley:
Eponyms
(Acanthaceae) Thunbergia lacei Gamble (Apocynaceae) Aganosma lacei Raizada (Arecaceae) Pinanga lacei A.J.Hend. (Asclepiadaceae) Bidaria lacei (Craib) M.A.Rahman & Wilcock (Asteraceae) Uechtritzia lacei (Watt) C.Jeffrey (Balsaminaceae) Impatiens lacei Hook.f. (Clusiaceae) Hypericum lacei N.Robson (Cyperaceae) Fimbristylis lacei Turrill (Dryopteridaceae) Tectaria lacei Holttum (Elaeocarpaceae) Elaeocarpus lacei Craib (Ericaceae) Agapetes lacei Craib (Euphorbiaceae) Acalypha lacei Hutch. (Fabaceae) Paraderris lacei (Dunn) Adema (Gentianaceae) Swertia lacei Craib (Gesneriaceae) Ornithoboea lacei Craib (Lamiaceae) Gomphostemma lacei Mukerjee (Magnoliaceae) Magnolia lacei (W.W.Sm.) Figlar (Orchidaceae) Platanthera lacei Rolfe ex Downie (Poaceae) Ischaemum lacei Stapf ex Bor (Polygalaceae) Polygala lacei Craib (Primulaceae) Dionysia lacei (Hemsl. & Watt) S.Clay (Ranunculaceae) Delphinium lacei Munz (Rosaceae) Cotoneaster lacei G.Klotz (Rubiaceae) Ixora lacei Bremek. (Scrophulariaceae) Wightia lacei Craib (Styracaceae) Parastyrax lacei W.W.Sm. (Tiliaceae) Grewia lacei J.R.Drumm. & Craib
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Who was John Henry Lace?
British botanist (1857-1918)
When was John Henry Lace born?
John Henry Lace was born on 17 June 1857.
When did John Henry Lace die?
John Henry Lace died on 9 June 1918 in Exmouth.
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John Henry Lace was a botanist, explorer, forester, conservator, botanical collector and scientific collector.
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John Henry Lace was British.
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