Alexander Geoffrey Floyd (1 April 1926 – 12 December 2022) was an Australian botanist with an expert knowledge of rainforest plants, particularly the rainforest trees of

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. He has worked with the

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, the Department of Forestry in

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, and the National Parks and Wildlife Service of New South Wales. He helped create the

North Coast Regional Botanic Garden The North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour is a 20 hectare oasis in the heart of Coffs blending a mix of natural coastal forests, planted gardens, discovery walks and picnic areas. On Hardacre Street just one km from the Coffs Harb ...

at Coffs Harbour. Two genera and several species of plants are named in his honour; including ''

Floydia ''Floydia'' is a monotypic species of tree in the family Proteaceae native to Australia. It is a somewhat rare tree found only growing in the rainforests of southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales. The sole species is ''Floydia prae ...

'', ''

Alexfloydia ''Alexfloydia'' is a genus of perennial stoloniferous grasses in the panic grass subfamily of the Poaceae grass family. This genus is endemic to coastal eastern New South Wales in Australia. There is one known species, ''Alexfloydia repens'' ...

'', and ''

Endiandra floydii ''Endiandra floydii'' is a small-sized rainforest tree. Despite its common name, Crystal Creek walnut, this tree is unrelated to northern-hemisphere walnuts, and is a laurel. It is named after the Australian botanist, Alexander Floyd. Habit ...

''. Floyd died on 12 December 2022, at the age of 96.

Honours and awards

In 2008, Floyd was awarded the

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"for service to botany, particularly through research and identification of sub-tropical rainforest plants and through support for the North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, and to conservation and environmental education." Floyd has generally published as A. G. Floyd or Alexander G. Floyd.

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