Carlquist, Sherwin John (1930–2021)

Born in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 7 July 1930; died 10 December 2021.

A researcher in island biology and plant anatomy; collected plants in Australia in 1960s and 1970s. Described more than 40 new Australian taxa in the family Stylidiaceae and circumscribed Alexgeorgea, a Western Australian genus in the Restionaceae named in honour of Alex George.

Sherwin Carlquist is commemorated in the name of an Australian triggerplant, Stylidium carlquistii Lowrie.

Sources:
- Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) records, via The National Species List database, https://www.biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/APNI [accessed 15 Dec. 2021]
- Personal website, http://www.sherwincarlquist.com/ [accessed 15 Dec. 2021]

Collecting localities for 'Carlquist, S.' from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium (2021)

Data from 935 specimens