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Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1761-1842) was a British botanist, one of the first fellows of the Linnaean Society. He is best known for his work A description of the genus Pinus, issued in several parts 1803-1824, a sumptuously illustrated folio volume detailing all of the conifers then known. A second folio edition was produced between 1828-1837, and a third, smaller (octavo) edition in 1832. 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... The Linnean Society of London is the worlds premier society for the study and dissemination about taxonomy. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically similar species. ... This article deals with the tree; for the e-mail client see Pine email client Species About 115. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book from a number of separate sheets of paper or other material. ... Orders & Families Cordaitales † Pinales   Pinaceae - Pine family   Araucariaceae - Araucaria family   Podocarpaceae - Yellow-wood family   Sciadopityaceae - Umbrella-pine family   Cupressaceae - Cypress family   Cephalotaxaceae - Plum-yew family   Taxaceae - Yew family Vojnovskyales † Voltziales † The conifers, division Pinophyta, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book from a number of separate sheets of paper or other material. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


Many of the new conifers discovered by David Douglas and others, including the Coast Redwood, were described for the first time in Lambert's books; several of these were actually described by collaborating authors, notably David Don, who included their work in Lambert's book. Coast Douglas-fir cone, from a tree grown from seed collected by David Douglas in 1826 This article is about the botanist. ... Binomial name Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl. ... David Don (21 December 1799 - 15 December 1841) was a British botanist, Professor of Botany at Kings College, London from 1836–1841, and librarian at the Linnean Society of London from 1822–1841. ...


The standard botanical author abbreviation Lamb. is applied to species he described. In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... In biology, a species is, loosely speaking, a group of related organisms that share a more or less distinctive form and are capable of interbreeding. ...


Lambert is honoured in the botanical name of the Sugar Pine Pinus lambertiana. Binomial name Pinus lambertiana Douglas The Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana; family Pinaceae) is a species of pine that occurs in the mountains of Oregon and California in the western United States, and Baja California in northwestern Mexico; specifically the Sierra Nevada, the Cascade Range, the Coast Ranges, and the Sierra...


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Aylmer Bourke Lambert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (161 words)
Aylmer Bourke Lambert ( 1761 - 1842) was a British botanist, one of the first fellows of the Linnaean Society.
Many of the new conifers discovered by David Douglas and others, including the Coast Redwood, were described for the first time in Lambert's books; several of these were actually described by collaborating authors, notably David Don, who included their work in Lambert's book.
Lambert is honoured in the botanical name of the Sugar Pine Pinus lambertiana.
Aylmer Bourke Lambert FLS (733 words)
Aylmer Bourke Lambert was born at Bath, 2 Feb 1761.
In 1791 Lambert was elected a fellow of the Royal Society and he also joined the Society of Antiquaries and was elected a member of numerous foreign societies.
Lambert's chief work to which his paid assistant David Don was a large contributor, was his monograph of the genus 'Pinus', one of the most sumptuous botanical works ever issued.
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