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### Author
Stokes, Jonathan (1755-1831), British physician and botanist; born at Chesterfield, Derbyshire; M.D. Edinburgh 1782 as a student of John Hope; practicing physician at Stourbridge, Worcestershire, Kidderminster (ca. 1792-1794) and Chesterfield (ca. 1796-1830).
**Abbreviated name**: *Stokes* \[standard form in IPNI: *Stokes*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Not traced (see Kent & Allen, 1984); some material at [[Collection LIV|LIV]], [[Collection NMW|NMW]]. – *Letters* at [[Collection LINN|LINN]].
#### Bibliography and biography
Backer p. 551; Barnhart 3: 333 (d. 30 Apr 1831); BB p. 290; BM 5: 2027; Dawson p. 792; Desmond p. 587; Henrey 2: 742 (index), 3: 123; Herder p. 61; Hortus 1205; Jackson p. 115, 200; Lenley p. 470; MW p. 473; PR 8989-8990, ed. 1: 9947-9948; Rehder 1: 260, 3: 55; RS p. 143; TL-1/1438; Tucker 1: 670; Zander ed. 10, p. 721, ed. 11, p. 823.
#### Biofile
- Allibone, S.A., Crit. dict. Engl. lit. 2: 2268. 1878.
- Anon., Brit. Mus. gen. cat. print. books 230: 804. 1964.
- Bagnali, J.E., Fl. Warwickshire 493. 1891; J. Bot. 39, suppl. 70-71. 1901.
- Bridson, G.D.R. et al., Nat. hist. mss. res. Brit. Isl. 5.10, 255.73. 1980.
- Britten, J. and G.S. Boulger, J. Bot. 52:299-306, 317-323. 1914 (on J.S. and his *Commentaries*).
- Druce, G.C., Fl. Northamtonshire lxxxvi-lxxxvii. 1930.
- Kent, D.H., Brit. herb. 80. 1957 (herb. not traced).
- Kent, D.H. & D.E. Allen, Brit. Irish herb. 251-252. 1984 (on coll.).
- Lees, E., Bot. Worcestershire lxxxviii-lxxxix. 1867.
- Smith, P., Mem. corr. J.E. Smith 1: 118-120. 1832.
- Stafleu, F.A. *in* CL. L'Heritier, Sert. angl. facs. 1963, p. xxvii.
#### Composite works
Edited W. Whithering, *A botanical arrangement of British plants*... second edition... Birmingham & London 1787, see under W. Whithering.
#### Eponymy
*Stokesia* L'Héritier de Brutelle (1789).
### Publications
##### n.13.172. A botanical materia medica
**Title**
*A botanical materia medica*, consisting of the generic and specific characters of the plants used in medicine and diet, with synonyms, and references to medical authors,... London (printed for J. Johnson and Co....) 1812, 4 vols. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Bot. mat. med.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1812, 4 vols. *Copies*: B-S, BM, G, HH, NY, USDA; IDC 867.
*1*: 1812 (p. xii: 20 Mai 1812), p. \[iii\]-lxviii, 1-503.
*2*: 1812, p. \[i-ii\], 1-567.
*3*: 1812, p. \[i-ii\], 1-549.
*4*: 1812, p. \[i-ii\], 1-702.
##### n.13.173. Botanical commentaries
**Title**
*Botanical commentaries*,... vol. i... London (Simpkin and Marshall, and Treuttel & Würtz) 1830. Oct. †.
**Abbreviated title**: *Bot. comm.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1830 (p. xxvii: 7 Apr 1830), p. \[i\]-xxviii \[pref.\], \[i\]-cxxxiv \[terms, abbr.\], \[1\]-272 \[Linn. classes 1-3\]. *Copy*: G.