Known as 'the father of rainforest botany' by his colleagues, Alex Floyd OAM is remembered for his 'tireless' career, including co-founding NSW's North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens.
abc.net.au/news/botanist-alex-floyd-remembered-memorial-coffs-harbour/101880186Dubbed "the father of rainforest botany" by colleagues, Alex Floyd OAM has been remembered for his huge contribution to New South Wales throughout a tireless and significant career.
Two genera and several species were named in Mr Floyd's honour, including the Crystal Creek Walnut orIn 2008 he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to botany."He was a very significant person who was admired, well-loved and respected, and who mentored many of us in our science," said botanist Robert Kooyman, a research fellow at Macquarie University.
Graham Tupper, president of the Friends of the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, said Mr Floyd played an "instrumental role in founding the green heart of Coffs Harbour". Over the next three years, the group gathered support from residents and businesses to push for the conservation of the site near the heart of the regional town.
A herbarium that Mr Floyd helped develop throughout his career is located in the gardens in Coffs Harbour with a collection of more than 28,000 plant specimens.Family continues to be inspired While he trained at North Head in Sydney, Robert Floyd said his father would often walk through the Royal National Park where his interest in forests was confirmed.
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