Peter Geoffrey Taylor (1926–2011) was a British

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

who worked at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew throughout his career in botany. Taylor was born in 1926 and joined the staff of the

herbarium A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study. The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (called ...

at Kew in 1948. He published his first new species, ''

Utricularia pentadactyla ''Utricularia pentadactyla'' is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus ''Utricularia''. It is native to tropical Africa, where it can be found in Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, ...

'', in 1954. In 1973, Taylor was appointed curator of the orchid division of the herbarium and, according to Kew, "under his direction, orchid taxonomy was revitalised and its horticultural contacts strengthened."Orchid Taxonomy at Kew
Accessed online: 10 February 2008.Taylor, Peter. (1989). ''The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London. One of Taylor's main botanical focuses was the genus '' Utricularia''. He authored many species in the genus and provided the most comprehensive

monograph A monograph is a specialist work of writing (in contrast to reference works) or exhibition on a single subject or an aspect of a subject, often by a single author or artist, and usually on a scholarly subject. In library cataloging, ''monograph ...

on the genus in 1986 and revised in 1989 as '' The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph''. The bladderworts '' Utricularia petertaylorii'' and ''

Utricularia tayloriana ''Utricularia hirta'' is a small, probably perennial, terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus ''Utricularia''. ''U. hirta'' is native to India and Southeast Asia, where it can be found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka ...

'' are named in his honour, as are '' Acacia taylorii'', '' Chaetopoa taylorii'', ''

Genlisea taylorii ''Genlisea'' ( ) is a genus of carnivorous plants also known as corkscrew plants. The 30 or so species grow in wet terrestrial to semi-aquatic environments distributed throughout Africa and Central and South America. The plants use highly modifi ...

'', '' Indigofera taylorii'', ''

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'', '' Platystele taylorii'', ''

Phyllanthus taylorianus ''Phyllanthus'' is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book.'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University P ...

'', and ''

Spermacoce taylorii ''Spermacoce'' or false buttonweed is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 275 species found throughout the tropics and subtropics. Its highest diversity is found in the Americas, followed by Africa, Australia a ...

''.Cribb, P. (2012)
Obituaries – Peter Taylor (1926–2011).
BSBI Year Book 2012. ''Genlisea'' subgen. ''Tayloria'' (and by extension ''Genlisea'' sect. ''Tayloria'') are also named after him.Schlauer, J. 2012. Peter Taylor's nomenclatural legacy (Phanerogams). '' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 41(2): 56–66.

References

* Schnell, Donald. (1991). '' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 20(1–2): 4–5. * Schnell, Donald. (1991). '' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 20(1–2): 6–7. * Taylor, Peter. (1991). '' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 20(1–2): 34–43.

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IPNI profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Peter 1926 births 2011 deaths British botanists

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