Giles, William Ernest Powell (1835 - 1897)

Came to Australia in 1851. He conducted four major expeditions: in 1872 and 1873 to northern South Australia and Central Australia; in 1875 from Beltana via the Gawler Ranges, Ooldea and the Great Victoria Desert to Perth; and the return in 1876 through the Gibson Desert, Rawlinson Range and north-western South Australia. Botanical collectors on these expeditions were Christopher Giles (1872, 1873), and Jesse Young & W.H.Tietkens (1875, 1876). The collections from the expeditions were described by Mueller, and are in MEL, with some also in CANB, KIEL and P.

Source: Extracted from: A.E.Orchard (1999) A History of Systematic Botany in Australia, in Flora of Australia Vol.1, 2nd ed., ABRS. [consult for source references]
Portrait: Picturesque Atlas of Australia

Collecting localities for 'Giles, W.E.P.' from AVH (2021)

Data from 792 specimens