Henry Fletcher Hance

Henry Fletcher Hance

Henry Fletcher Hance (4 Aug 1827 – 22 June 1886) was a British diplomat who devoted his spare time to the study of Chinese plants.

Born in London, his first appointment was to Hong Kong in 1844. He later became vice-consul to Whampoa, consul to Canton, and finally consul to Xiamen, where he died in 1886. In 1873, Hance published a supplement to George Bentham's 1861 Flora Hongkongensis.

He found, named and described (in Latin) Iris speculatrix in 1875.[1][2] He was the taxonomic author of many plants.[3] In 1857 Berthold Carl Seemann named the genus Hancea (family Euphorbiaceae) in his honor.[4]

Hance is buried with his wife Charlotte in Hong Kong Cemetery.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Thema: Die Planzengattung Iris ... (Gelesen 5316 mal)". orchideenkultur.net. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Journal of Botany British and Foreign". biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ↑ IPNI List of plants described and co-described by Hance.
  4. ↑ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  5. ↑ Lim, Patricia (5 May 2011). "List of Burials ordered by Name". gwulo.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  6. ↑ IPNI.  Hance.
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