British botanist (1927-1977)
Alex Drum Hawkes (1927–1977) was an American botanist and cookbook author who lived in Coconut Grove, Florida & Kingston, Jamaica. Alex specialized in orchids, bromeliads, palm trees, fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Named the orchid genera Flickingeria, and Paraphalaenopsis and travelled the world extensively, particularly the Caribbean & Latin America during the 1940s - 1970s collecting plants and authentic regional recipes.
Hommages
The following plants or genera were named by Alex D. Hawkes or in his honor:
- Genera
- Hybrids
- (Bromeliaceae) Neoregelia 'Alex D. Hawkes' tristis X marmorata Flickinger, 1960
- (Orchidaceae) Brassavola 'Yaki' Brassavola cucullata × B. nodosa A.D.Hawkes, 1946
- (Orchidaceae) Cymbidium 'Katherine Hawkes Chatham' Cym. Dainty × Cym. floribundum A.D.Hawkes, 1964
- (Orchidaceae) Encyclia 'Alex Hawkes' Encyclia oncidioides × Encyclia diurna Moir, 1969
- (Orchidaceae) Prosavola 'Alex Hawkes' Brassavola nodosa x Prosthechea mariae Flickinger, 1964
- (Orchidaceae) Renanthera 'Alex Hawkes' Renanthera coccinea x Renanthera storiei Moir, 1954
- (Orchidaceae) × Rhyncholaeliocattleya 'Alex Hawkes' Rhyncholaeliocattleya cliftonii x Cattleya Mount Royal Wright, 1949
- Species
- (Orchidaceae) Aporum hendersonii syn. Dendrobium hendersonii syn. Dendrobium rudolphii A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller, 1957
- (Orchidaceae) Dendrobium garayanum A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller, 1957
- (Orchidaceae) Dendrobium hawkesii A.H.Heller, 1957
- (Orchidaceae) Dendrobium hellerianum A.D.Hawkes, 1957
- (Orchidaceae) Epidendrum hawkesii A.H.Heller, 1966
- (Orchidaceae) Epidendrum hellerianum A.D.Hawkes, 1966
- (Orchidaceae) Helleriella nicaraguensis A.D.Hawkes, 1966
- (Orchidaceae) Hellerorchis handroi syn. Gomesa handroi syn. Rodrigueziella handroi A.D.Hawkes, 1959
- (Orchidaceae) Hellerorchis gomezioides (Barb.Rodr.) syn. Gomesa gomezoides A.D.Hawkes, 1959
- (Orchidaceae) Lepanthes helleri A.D.Hawkes, 1966
- (Orchidaceae) Mycaranthes hawkesii A.H.Heller, 1983
- (Orchidaceae) Pecteilis hawkesiana King & Pantl., 2003
- (Orchidaceae) Pleurothallis helleri A.D.Hawkes, 1966
- (Orchidaceae) Pleurothallis hawkesii syn. Restrepia brachypus A.D.Hawkes, 1963
- (Orchidaceae) Sobralia hawkesii A.H.Heller, 1966
- (Orchidaceae) Sobralia helleri A.D.Hawkes, 1966
- (Orchidaceae) Tolumnia hawkesiana Moir, 1986
- (Orchidaceae) Vanilla helleri A.D.Hawkes, 1966
- (Moraceae) Coussapoa cayennensis A.D.Hawkes, 1948