From:
William George Maton
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
14 Jan 1809
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/7/56, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
A new paper on the Cardamom [White's 'Botanical Description and Natural History of the Malabar Cardamom'] which authorises it as a new genus. Had named it 'Garcia cardamomum' in the new edition of the London Pharmacopoeia, but [Martin] Vahl [(1749-1804)] and [Carl Ludwig] Willdenow had made prior claims on the name, asks Smith's assistance in determining a new name.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London