Barker, Mary Ann (nee Elvidge) (1790 - 1872)

Born London, England, 13 May 1790; died Emerald Hill, County of Bourke, NSW, 13 Sept. 1872. [Hunt gives 9 Mar.1876]

Arrived Melbourne, Vic, Nov. 1845. Lived on son's property at Cape Schanck, collecting seaweeds there for W.H.Harvey, 1850s.

Specimens at NSW (2).

Commemorated in Rhodophyllis, Gloiophyllis.

Source: George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA. [consult for source references]