''Davidsonia'' is a

scientific journal In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication designed to further the progress of science by disseminating new research findings to the scientific community. These journals serve as a platform for researchers, schola ...

of botanical garden science published by the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden. It specializes in the botanical natural history of the Pacific North West and horticultural and plant conservation issues. It is named after John Davidson, a botanical pioneer in British Columbia, and has no connection to the plant genus ''

Davidsonia ''Davidsonia'' is a genus containing three rainforest tree species native to Australia, commonly known as the Davidson plum or Davidson's plum. The fruits superficially resemble the European plum, but are not closely related. All species have an ...

'' named after the unrelated botanist, J. E. Davidson. The

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is Iain Taylor.

Publication history

The print edition of ''Davidsonia'' existed from 1970 to 1981. The journal was revived in 2002 as an

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online journal.

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* Botany journals University of British Columbia {{botany-journal-stub