Robert Plant (1818- 1858): A Victorian plant hunter in Natal, Zululand, Mauritius and the Seychelles
In the 1850s Robert William Plant collected plants and other natural specimens in what is now KwaZulu-Natal. This one-time Englishman compiled a dictionary for gardeners before emigrating to Natal in 1850. There he worked as the agent for Samuel Stevens, the London dealer in 'curiosities of nat...
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2011-03-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/10057 |