Preiss, J.A. Ludwig (1811 - 1883)

Visited the Swan River colony, Western Australia, from December 1838 to January 1842, making a collection of about 3000-4000 specimens from an area extending from about 100 km north of Perth south to Albany and east to the vicinity of Cape Riche. These collections (with a few by other collectors) form the basis for one of the landmark works on Western Australian botany, Plantae Preissianae... (Lehmann, 1844-1848). Preiss' collections were made up into various sets and subsequently dispersed, now being found in at least 25 different herbaria. The standard reference set for Plantae Preissianae is now at LD, with other substantial numbers of specimens at C, DBN, G, HBG, LE, MEL, MO, P, S and W. For minor holdings in other herbaria. The MEL collections were purchased as part of the Steetz and Sonder herbaria. s

Extracted from: A.E.Orchard (1999) A History of Systematic Botany in Australia, in Flora of Australia Vol.1, 2nd ed., ABRS. [consult for source references]