William Roxburgh FRSE FRCPE FLS (3/29 June 1751 – 18 February 1815[1]) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who worked extensively in India, describing species and working on economic botany. He is known as the founding father of Indian botany. He published numerous works on Indian botany, illustrated by careful drawings made by Indian artists and accompanied by taxonomic descriptions of many plant species. Apart from the numerous species that he named, many species were named in his honour by his collaborators.
WilliamRoxburgh FRSE FRCPE FLS (3/29 June 1751 – 18 February 1815) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who worked extensively in India, describing species...
After graduating from high school, Roxburgh began pursuing acting in Vancouver. Roxburgh is an alumna of the William Esper Studio. She landed her first...
Roxburgh (/ˈrɒksbərə/) is a civil parish and formerly a royal burgh, in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was...
Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the Pandanus (screwpine) genus, which is commonly known as pandan (/ˈpændən/; Malay: [ˈpandan]). It has...
Richard Roxburgh (born 23 January 1962) is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of a number of accolades across film, television, and...
Ficus auriculata (the Roxburgh fig, Elephant ear tree) is a type of fig tree, native to subtropical parts of Asia. It is noted for its big and round leaves...
however, was introduced by the botanist WilliamRoxburgh after he became superintendent of the garden in 1793. Roxburgh brought in plants from all over India...
Its first occurrence, within the Hooghly River, was documented by WilliamRoxburgh. The Ganges river dolphin has a rectangular, ridgelike dorsal fin and...
Myrobalanus bellirica Gaertn. (Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 90, t. 97. 1791). WilliamRoxburgh transferred M. bellirica to Terminalia as "T. bellerica (Gaertn.) Roxb...
scientific name to refer to Prain's Albizia kalkora, the Mimosa kalkora of WilliamRoxburgh. Albizia julibrissin is known by a wide variety of common names, such...
Diospyros melanoxylon, the Coromandel ebony or East Indian ebony, is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae native to India and Sri Lanka;...
a species of pine tree native to the Himalayas. It was named after WilliamRoxburgh. Pinus roxburghii is a large tree reaching 30–50 metres (98–164 feet)...
India and Bangladesh. It was first discovered by Scottish botanist WilliamRoxburgh. It has been listed extinct in the wild in the IUCN Red List. The species...
widely introduced to Europe. The species was originally described by WilliamRoxburgh in 1814. When the species was originally described it was considered...
Chlorophytum tuberosum is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family. It is one of several species known by the common name musli. It is native...
Curcuma caesia, black turmeric or black zedoary, is a perennial herb with bluish-black rhizomes that is native to northeast India. The cultivation and...
Christianity portal James WilliamRoxburgh (5 July 1921 – 10 December 2007) was an Anglican bishop. He was the sixth Bishop of Barking (but first area...
India. The specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish botanist WilliamRoxburgh. "Balanites roxburghii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families...
Adina cordifolia, synonym Haldina cordifolia, is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to southern Asia, from India east to China and...
170,000 ha (420,000 acres), mostly in Guizhou. It was dedicated to WilliamRoxburgh, a Scottish physician and botanist who was director of the Calcutta...
Latin specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish Botanist WilliamRoxburgh. The red cassia is a medium-sized tree, growing to 15–20 m (49–66 ft)...
Ziziphus incurva is a medium-sized tree from the family Rhamnaceae which gives edible fruit. It is found from 900 meters to 1600 meters altitude in eastern...
10–11, 43, 72, 458. ISBN 9781420006322. Retrieved 7 March 2012. Roxburgh, William (1832). W. Carey (ed.). Flora Indica (2 ed.). Serampore. pp. 20, 31–32...
Curcuma comosa is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family. It is native to much of Asia, including Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The herb...
Roxburgh Castle is a ruined royal castle that overlooks the junction of the rivers Tweed and Teviot, in the Borders region of Scotland. The town and castle...
Sterculia guttata, the spotted sterculia, is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to India, Bangladesh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands...
25-30 meters. This plant genus was named after Thomas Hardwicke by WilliamRoxburgh. Hardwickia binata is a moderate-sized to large tree with drooping...
Global Information