Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria |
Visited Tasmania on H.M.S. Providence in 1792, collecting at Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, with James Wiles. The Providence and Assistant under the command of Captain William Bligh stayed at Adventure Bay from 9th until 24th February 1792. The main collection from this voyage is in BM, with duplicates in DPU, FI, G, HO and K.
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]