Gosse, William C. ( 1842- 1881)

Leader of an expedition to north-western South Australia and the Northern Territory, September-December 1873. Visited the Tompkinson, Mann, Musgrave and Everard Ranges, before moving on to Charlotte Waters (Northern Territory). His brother Henry was collector on the expedition. The specimens, now in MEL, were cited in Bentham, Flora Australiensis, and in Mueller's Fragmenta.

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]