Neville Stuart Pillans
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Born2 May 1884
Died23 March 1964 (aged 79)
KnownforCollecting plants, especially Stapeliinae
FieldsBotany
Neville Stuart Pillans | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 May 1884 |
| Died | 23 March 1964 (aged 79) |
| Known for | Collecting plants, especially Stapeliinae |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Pillans |
Neville Stuart Pillans (2 May 1884 - 23 March 1964) was a South African botanist.[1]
Work life
He joined the Bolus Herbarium in 1918 and retired from it in 1952. In 1911, he worked with Henry Harold Welch Pearson in choosing the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden site.[1][3]
Publications
- 1928. The African genera and species of Restionaceae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa.
- 1942. The genus Phylica. Journal of South African Botany.
- 1947. A revision of Bruniaceae. Journal of South African Botany.
- 1950. A revision of Agathosma. Journal of South African Botany.
Organisations
He was a member of the Royal Society of South Africa for a few years.[1]
Plants named in his honour
- the genus Nevillea (Steud.) H.P.Linder
- the genus Pillansia L.Bolus
- the species Aloidendron pillansii L.Guthrie
- the species Gasteria pillansii Bolus & L.Bolus
- the species Eucomis pillansii
- the species Huernia pillansii
- the species Stapelia pillansii
- the species Duvalia pillansii
- the species Erica nevillei