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Worcester, Conant

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

Born: 1866, Thetford, Vt, U.S.A. Died: 1924, Manila, Luzon P.I.

career:

From 1887-88 Assistant in Botany, Univ. of Michigan; later zoologist; Dean, Secretary of the Interior of the Philippine Government. Author of a book on the Philippines.¹

Worcesterianthus Merr. and Clausena worcesteri Merr. were named after him.

Collecting localities:

In April 1891 he visited the slopes of Mt Halcon, Mindoro, but did not collect.

collections:

Herb. Manila [PNH]: plants numbered in the B.S. (cf. sub Bureau of Science) series. Possibly he previously collected with private numbers, but up till now there is no sure evidence.

literature:

(1) ‘The Philippine islands and their people’ (New York 1898). BIOGRAPHICAL DATA. Amer. Men of Sci. ed. 3.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature
	Worcester, Conant
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)
	Born: 1866, Thetford, Vt, U.S.A. Died: 1924, Manila, Luzon P.I.
	career: From 1887-88 Assistant in Botany, Univ. of Michigan; later zoologist; Dean, Secretary of the Interior of the Philippine Government. Author of a book on the Philippines.¹ Worcesterianthus Merr. and Clausena worcesteri Merr. were named after him.
	Collecting localities: In April 1891 he visited the slopes of Mt Halcon, Mindoro, but did not collect.
	collections: Herb. Manila [PNH]: plants numbered in the B.S. (cf. sub Bureau of Science) series. Possibly he previously collected with private numbers, but up till now there is no sure evidence.
	literature: (1) ‘The Philippine islands and their people’ (New York 1898). BIOGRAPHICAL DATA. Amer. Men of Sci. ed. 3.