Career

Collecting localities

Collections

Literature

 

Blokhuis, Gijsbert M.

 

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)

 

Born: 1889, Noordwijk Binnen, Z.H., Holland.

 

career:

Since 1915 Forest Officer in D.E.I. Govt service in various stations, principally in Central Java, e.g. in Banjoemas. He was honourably dismissed on account of inaptitude in 1927.

He is the author of some papers.1

 

Collecting localities:

Centr. Java: teak forest Randoeblatoeng (Sept. 1917); Bekoetoek Forestry (July 1918); E. Java: G. Lawoe (Aug. 19, 1918); Centr. Java: G. Diëng (Oct. 1919); E. Java: Lawang (Jan. 1920); Centr. Java: G. Sindoro (Nov. 29, 1921); Diëng Plateau (Dec. 7, 1921); Centr. Java (1922).

 

collections:

Herb. Bog. [BO], e.g. Peristylus latilobus J.J.Sm. n.sp. from Lawang. In Herb. For. Res. Inst. Buitenzorg [BZF]: plants from Centr. Java (1922).

 

literature:

(1) ‘Determinatie-tabel der boomsoorten welke in djatiwouden op Java voorkomen’ (Tectona 12, 1919, p. 531-550); ‘De brandhoutvoorziening in de afd. Wonosobo van de Res. Kedoe’(l.c. 16, 1923, p. 291-307).