Английская Википедия:David Burton (botanist)
David Burton (died 1792) was a botanist and surveyor in early colonial New South Wales.
He arrived in the colony in 1791 as superintendent of convicts, and with a private commission to collect plant and seed specimens for Sir Joseph Banks. He was immediately set to work surveying around Parramatta.[1]
Late in 1791, Arthur Phillip asked Burton to write a report on the quality of the soil in the Parramatta region.[1] During the course of his work, Burton made what is now recognised as one of the earliest recorded observations on soil allelopathy: Шаблон:Quote
Burton collected a great many specimens for Banks over the following year, but in 1792 he accidentally shot himself while exploring the Nepean River.[1]
The plant genus Burtonia is named in his honour.[2]
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