Allan Black

Allan Adamson Black (1832–4 December 1865) was a Scottish botanist.

Black was the fourth son of Reverend John Black of Perthshire

In 1853, Black became the first curator of Kew Herbarium, where he served until 1864.^[1]. He was also superintendent of the Lal Bagh botanic garden in Bangalore, India.

Black died on the H.M.S. Dalhousie off the Cocos Islands on 4 December 1865. .^[2]

The standard author abbreviation Black is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Death". Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette. 23 January 1866. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ International Plant Names Index. Black.

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[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Death". Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette. 23 January 1866. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] International Plant Names Index. Black.

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