> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 348](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33355435) of TL-2 Vol. III > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/23005-1) LSID 23005-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5481875) QID Q5481875 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Mason, Francis (1799-1874), British missionary and botanist; in the United States 1818-1830; in Burma from 1830. **Abbreviated name**: *F. Mason* \[standard form in IPNI: *Mason*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection NY|NY]] (via Mitten). #### Bibliography and biography Barnhart 2: 457 (b. 2 Apr 1799, d. 3 Apr 1874); BB p. 209; BM 3: 1261; CSP4: 276, 8: 351, 17: 72; Desmond p. 425; IH 2: 511; Jackson p. 379; Kew 3: 612; ME 2: 171, 481; PR 5939-5940; Rehder 5: 551; Tucker 1: 467. - Burkill, I. H., Chapt. hist. bot. India 102, 160, 196. 1965. - Sayre, G., Bryologist 80: 513. 1977. ### Publications ##### n.5582. The natural productions of Burmah **Title** *The natural productions of Burmah*, or notes on the fauna, flora, and minerals of the Tenasserim provinces, and the Burman empire... Maulmain (American Mission Press...) 1850. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Nat. prod. Burmah*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1850, p. \[i\*-xii\*\], \[i\]-viii, \[1\]-322. *Copies*: BM (n.v.), E, LC. – Botany on p. \[59\]-216. Inf. J. Edmonston. *Ed. 2*: see below, Tenasserim (5583a). *Ed. 3, 4*: see below, Burmah (5584). ##### n.5583. Flora burmanica **Title** *Flora burmanica*, or a catalogue of plants, indigenous and cultivated, in the valleys of the Irrawaddy, Salwen, and Tenasserim,... Tavoy (Karen Mission Press...) 1851. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.:1851, p. \[i\], \[545\]-676. *Copies*: B-S, LC, PH. – Preprinted from *Tenasserim* 545-676. 1852 (5583a). ##### n.5583a. Tenasserim **Title** *Tenasserim*: or notes on the fauna, flora, minerals, and nations of British Burmah and Pegu: with systematic catalogues of the known minerals, plants, mammals, fishes, mollusks, sea-nettles, corals, sea-urchins, worms, insects, crabs, reptiles, and birds; with vernacular names... Maulmain (American Mission Press. Thos. S. Ranney) 1852. **Abbreviated title**: *Tenas serim*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1852, p. \[i\*-xiv\*\], \[i\]-viii, \[1\]-712. *Copy*: UC (inf. R. Schmid). Section on botany on p. 59-216, on "plants" p. 545-676 (= Flora burmanica, see above). This is a second edition of *Nat. prod. Burmah*, 1850, see above. ##### n.5584. Burmah **Title** *Burmah*, its people and natural productions, or notes on the nations, fauna, flora, and minerals of Tenasserim, Pegu and Burmah, with systematic catalogues of the known mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, insects, mollusks, crustaceans, annalids \[sic\], radiates, plants and minerals, with vernacular names:... Rangoon (Thos. Stowe Ranney), London (Trubner & Co....), New York (Phinney, Blakeman & Mason,...) 1860. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Burmah*. **Notes** *Publ*.: Third edition of "The natural productions of Burmah... 1850," publ. 1860, p. \[i\]-xvii, \[1\]-913. *Copies*: MICH, NY, PH. *Ed*. \[*4*\] 1882-1883, 2 vols. *Copies*: NY, UC. – "Burma,... Rewritten and enlarged by W. Theobald..." Published by order of the chief commissioner of British Burma, by Stephen Austin & Sons, Hertford. 1882/1883. – William Theobald (1829-1908). *1*: 1882, p. \[i\]-xxiv, \[1, err.\], \[1\]-560. Geology, mineralogy and zoology. *2*: 1883, p. \[i\]-xv, errata sheet, \[1\]-787. Botany. *Ref*.: Drude, O., Bot. Jahrb. 6: 74-75. 1885.