Phillip Cribb

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Phillip James Cribb (* 1946 ) is a British botanist. Its botanical author abbreviation is " PJCribb ".

Live and act

Cribb studied at the University of Cambridge and received his PhD from the University of Birmingham in 1972 . He was curator of orchids - herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew) and was considered an expert on the nomenclature and taxonomy of orchids. The orchid genus Paphiopedilum was processed by him. Cribb was committed to protecting orchids in their natural habitats.

Honors

The genera Cribbia Senghas and Neocribbia Szlach are named after Cribb . from the orchid family.

Works (selection)

  • P. Cribb: The Genus Paphiopedilum. The Royal Botanical Garden (1987).
  • P. Cribb, C. Bailes: Hardy orchids. Timber Press (1989).
  • P. Cribb: The forgotten orchids of Alexandre Brun. New York (1992).
  • P. Cribb: The Genus Cypripedium (1997).
  • P. Cribb: Slipper Orchids of Borneo (1997), ISBN 983-812-018-9
  • Helmut Bechtel, Phillip Cribb and Edmund Launert: Orchideenatlas. Stuttgart 1980.
  • Helmut Bechtel, P. Cribb and Edmund Launert: The Manual Of Cultivated Orchid Species (1998).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]

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personal data
SURNAME Cribb, Phillip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cribb, Phillip James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English botanist
DATE OF BIRTH 1946