Euan Hillhouse Methven Cox

Euan Hillhouse Methven Cox
Born 1893
Died 1977
Nationality British
Known for Nomocharis
Author abbrev. (botany) Cox

Euan Hillhouse Methven Cox (1893 - 1977) was a Scottish plant collector, botanist, and horticulturist, who accompanied Reginald Farrer on his last botanical expedition to Burma and its border with China, from 1919 to 1920. He was a very successful propagator of rhododendrons and had an extensive collection in his garden at Glendoick, Perthshire, Scotland, which formed the basis of his commercial nursery,later run by his son, Peter A Cox, and grandson, Kenneth N.E. Cox.

Publications

Species named after him

References

  1. New Fl. & Silva x. 257 (1938), in obs., English; and in Fedde, Repert. xlvi.261 (1939), Latin. (IK)
  2. Kew Bull. 1958, 278 (1958). (IK)
  3. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 116(3): 290. 1994 [19 December 1994] (IK)
  4. Gen. Sorbus 232 (118-119). 2005
  5. IPNI.  Cox.

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