John Bartlett (botanist)

John Bartlett
Bartlett during a trip to North West Nelson
Born
John Kenneth Bartlett

(1945-12-07)7 December 1945
Hamilton, New Zealand
Died1 May 1986(1986-05-01) (aged 40)
Auckland, New Zealand
EducationM.Sc. (Mathematics), Sydney University
Known forCollections of New Zealand mosses, liverworts, and lichens. Found Bartlett's rātā growing near Cape Reinga.
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)J.K.Bartlett

John Kenneth Bartlett (7 December 1945 – 1 May 1986) was a New Zealand plant collector and botanist who specialised in mosses, liverworts, and lichens. In 1975, he found Bartlett's rātā growing south-east of Cape Reinga.