| John Carrick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 June 1914 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 4 January 1978 (1978-01-05) (aged 63) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Carrick |
John Carrick (14 June 1914 – 4 January 1978) was a botanist and the author of a number of plant names. He was born in Glasgow and died in Australia. He worked at the University of Malaya from 1952 to 1967 and then became a botanist at the South Australian State Herbarium.
The mintbush, Prostanthera carrickiana was named in his honour.
The standard author abbreviation Carrick is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.References
- Desmond, Ray & Ellwood, Christine (1997), "Carrick, John (1914–1978)", Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists, London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum, p. 134, ISBN 978-0-85066-843-8, retrieved 8 December 2015
- "IPNI Author Query Results for Carrick", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 8 December 2015
- Conn, Barry J. (1987). "A new Western Australian species of Prostanthera section Klanderia (Labiatae)". Muelleria. 6 (5): 371–374. doi:10.5962/p.171884. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- International Plant Names Index, Carrick
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