Siemssen, G. Theodor (fl. 1838)
A merchant from Hamburg who visited Sydney (New South Wales) about 1838,
and Port Adelaide (South Australia) in 1839, making some collections which
were forwarded to Steetz. Siemssen was later a trustee for Steetz's widow
and arranged for the sale of Steetz's herbarium (including his own collections)
to MEL.
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]
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