Species Coulteria tinctoria

For Thomas C Coulter (17931846), Irish physician, botanist and explorer, served as a physician in Mexico where he collected plants, best known for his exploration of Central Mexico (1825–1834), Arizona and Southern California (1831–1833). In 1834 he returned to Ireland. His collection is said to have contained over 50 000 specimens, representing between 1 500 and 2 000 species. Unfortunately, he lost his manuscripts between London and Dublin. He became curator of the herbarium at Trinity College, Dublin. The herbarium’s nucleus was his personal collection. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy and a Fellow of Trinity College.