George King (botanist)

George King (botanist)

Sir George King (1840 – 1909), was a British botanist appointed superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta in 1871, and the first Director of the Botanical Survey of India from 1890. King was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1901.

Species described by him include the climbing fig "Ficus pantoniana" from New Guinea and northern Australia. [cite journal |last=King |first=G. |year=1887 |title=Part 2. Natural history |journal=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal |volume=55 |issue=2 |pages=407]

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