Emma, Lady Tankerville
Emma Colebrooke or Emma, Lady Tankerville (1752 – 20 November 1836) was a British heiress, art patron and botanist. Lady Tankerville's collection of botanical illustrations are held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. "Phaius tankerville" was named in her honour by Sir Joseph Banks because it was the first tropical orchid to flower in England and it flowered in her greenhouse.
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Phaius tankerville
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Joseph Banks
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Emma, Lady Tankerville
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1836-11-20T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
20 November 1836
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