Branwhite, Alan Eddie (Boris)   (1946 - 2024)

He has assumed the name Boris Branwhite since his high-school days.

Branwhite, Alan Eddie (Boris) (1946-2024)
Branwhite, Philip John (1951-2015)
Branwhite, Peter Gordon (1956-2017)

"The Branwhite families interest in nature was driven by our mother Val [Valerie Jean] during our childhood and when I introduced the family into the world of orchids in the early 70s, both Philip and Peter got the bug. They travelled extensively in QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, and WA collecting specimens for Canberra, tubers for Peters tuber bank, Peter took the pics, Phillip did the pressings and line drawings.
The extensive tuber bank was destroyed by fumes from the 'clean-up' of a nearby old fuel and asphalt depot.
I did most of my orchid research in the NSW Central Coast area, finding a number of new species, and causing Wyong Council to take orchid matters seriously. Shire records in 1996 showed 12 orchid species in the shire – now they have recorded over 160 species, many of which have stopped clearing for development."

"Boris Branwhite played the tall and bearded witch doctor. He was a well known Australian clairvoyant / fortune teller as well as an expert when it came to finding precious gems in outback Australia. Another love was his finding and cataloging new species of orchids."

Source: Pers. com. 'Boris' Branwhite (2024)
The Ryerson Index 18/2/2025
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4796288/?ref_=nm_knf_c_1 (viewed 2025)
Portrait Photo: 2008, supplied by 'Boris' Branwhite.

Collecting localities for 'Branwhite, B.' from AVH (2024)

Data from 286 specimens