Thomas Powell
1809–87
Naturalist and missionary. Sent by the London Missionary Society to Samoa, 1845. Served in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) mission, 1848–54. Returned to Samoa, 1854–85. Collected plants, particularly ferns; his collection of cryptogams was acquired by the British Museum.
Source
JSTOR Global Plants (plants.jstor.org, accessed 16 December 2014)
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