Alex Drum Hawkes
Alex Drum Hawkes | |
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| Born | 1927 Houlton, Maine |
| Died | 1977 (aged 49–50) Kingston, Jamaica |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Miami |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, cooking |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.D.Hawkes |
Alex Drum Hawkes (1927–1977) was an American botanist and cookbook author who lived in Coconut Grove, Florida and Kingston, Jamaica. Hawkes 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 and Latin America during the 1940s to the 1970s collecting plants and authentic regional recipes.