Jonas C. Dryander

Jonas Carlsson Dryander (March 5, 1748October 19, 1810) was a Swedish botanist.

Dryander was born in Gothenburg. He was a pupil of Carolus Linnaeus at Uppsala University. He arrived in London on 10 July 1777. He was botanist/librarian to Sir Joseph Banks from 1782 (following the death of Daniel Solander), librarian of the Royal Society and Vice-President of the Linnean Society.

Dryander's publications included Catalogus bibliothecae historico-naturalis Joseph Banksi (1796-1800).

The standard botanical author abbreviation Dryand. is applied to plants described by this botanist, who should also appear on this list.
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See also: Jonas C. Dryander, 10 July, 1748, 1777, 1782, 1810, Binomial nomenclature