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Index of Botanists

NameCotton, Arthur Disbrowe
Date of birth1879
Date of death1962
Remarks [author note: Herbarium and types: BM, K] [collector note: Britain (1905-1909): BM, K (250 marine algae). Ireland: BM (algae, r. 1917). Tanganyika (Kilamanjaro, 1929): K (90)]
ASA Botanist ID124131 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/f3c92bfd-d178-45d7-8832-47b113a04cee
Variant nameArthur Disbrowe Cotton
Author nameCotton
B & P Author Abbrev.Cotton
Standard/Label NameA. D. Cotton
Full NameCotton, Arthur Disbrowe
Geography CollectorIreland,  Tanzania
Specialty AuthorAlgae
Specialty AuthorFungi and Lichens
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Specialty CollectorAlgae
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as AuthorTaxon. Lit., ed. 2 (TL2)/S
Citation as CollectorIndex Hebariorum, Collectors A-D
Member of teams/groups
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by A. D. Cotton
Collections in1904 (1)
Collector Teams:Grove & Cotton 
Author Teams:Grove & Cotton  Cotton & Wakefield