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Neville Stuart Pillans

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Neville Stuart Pillans
Born(1884-05-02)2 May 1884
Died23 March 1964(1964-03-23) (aged 79)
NationalitySouth African
Known forCollecting plants, especially Stapeliinae
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Pillans

Neville Stuart Pillans (2 May 1884 - 23 March 1964) was a South African botanist.[1]

Biography

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Neville Stuart Pillans was the only son of Eustace Pillans, another South African botanist.[1][2]

Work life

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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

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Organisations

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He was a member of the Royal Society of South Africa for a few years.[1]

Plants named in his honour

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Legacy

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Alain Campbell White and Boyd L. Sloane in The Stapelieae described Pillans as "the most eminent collector of Stapeliads in the eventful history of the tribe".

Plants collected by him are found in the Bolus Herbarium, the Moss Herbarium of the University of the Witwatersrand, the Compton Herbarium in Cape Town, and the National Herbarium in the Pretoria National Botanical Garden.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science - Pillans, Mr Neville Stuart (botany)". www.s2a3.org.za. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science - Pillans, Mr Charles Eustace (agriculture, horticulture, plant collection)". www.s2a3.org.za. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Pillans, Neville Stuart (1884-1964) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Pillans.
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