| Name | Rilstone, Francis | 
| Date of birth | 1881 | 
| Date of death | 1953 | 
| Remarks | Example of Names Published: Gloniopsis watsonii (1940); Rubus daveyi Rilstone, J. Linn. Soc. Lond., Bot. 53: 413. 1950. Research: Rubus (authored 18 names at the rank of species); Flora of Cornwall (contributed Rubus). Cornish Botanist; Headmaster at Polperro, Cornwall. Rilstone gifted several of his manuscripts to Courtney Library, Truro (e.g., "A SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE FLORA OF CORNWALL" by F Rilstone ALS, 1944. Vol.1, 91 leaves & Vol.II, 186 leaves (both holographs) [author note: Herbarium and types: BM; duplicates at CFN, DBN, LIV, M (lichens), OXF] [collector note: col. 1926-49] | 
| ASA Botanist ID | 147209 botanist | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/3d9fc649-75fc-4c82-b210-61d25daf65b3 | 
| Variant name | Francis Rilstone | 
| Author name | Rilstone | 
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Rilstone | 
| Standard/Label Name | F. Rilstone | 
| Full Name | Rilstone, Francis | 
| Geography Author | United Kingdom | 
| Specialty Author | Bryophytes | 
| Specialty Author | Fungi and Lichens | 
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes | 
| Specialty Collector | Bryophytes | 
| Specialty Collector | Lichens | 
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | 
| Citation as Author | Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht | 
| Citation as Author | Email message on Courtney Library's holdings of Rilstone's manuscripts Keith Spurgin; confirmed by Angela Broome of Courtney Library | 
| Citation as Collector | Index Herbariorum - Collectors N-R | 
| Holdings | Search for specimens collected by F. Rilstone | 
| Collections in | 1949 (6) |