Mar 26, 1942Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa82 years old
botanist
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About John Patrick Rourke
John Patrick Rourke FMLS (born 26 March 1942, Cape Town) is a South African botanist, who worked at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and became curator of the Compton Herbarium.
He is a specialist in the flora of the Cape Floristic Region, in particular the family Proteaceae.