O'Shanesy, Patrick Adams   (1837 - 1884)

Born in Ratto, Ireland, in 1837, died in Rockhampton, Queensland, in December 1884.

Patrick O'Shanesy was a nurseryman and botanical collector who, having trained in Scotland, arrived in Queensland in 1864 to join his brother John, also a nurseryman.

They worked together in the Rockhampton area until Patrick established his own nursery in 1876.

Patrick married Bridget Ann O'Shanesy (née Martin) in 1880, at age 41.

Patrick collected widely in central Queensland, sending many of his specimens to Ferdinand von Mueller in Melbourne.

In the 1880s Patrick published on the botany of Springsure and a text on Queensland botany for beginners:
Contributions to the flora of Queensland, with an epitome of botany for beginners (1880).

The National Herbarium of Victoria holds over 2,000 specimens collected by the O'Shanesys, mainly Patrick.

Source: Extracted from:
https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006154b.htm
A.E.Orchard (1999) A History of Systematic Botany in Australia, in Flora of Australia Vol.1, 2nd ed., ABRS.
https://www.myheritage.com/names/patrick_o'shanesy
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Collecting localities for 'O'Shanesy, P. or P.A.' from AVH (2024)

Data from 2,159 specimens