4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Carl qu ist ▁was ▁the ▁resident ▁Plant ▁An atom ist ▁at ▁Ran cho ▁Santa ▁Ana ▁Botan ic ▁Garden . ▁His ▁last ▁post ▁was ▁as ▁an ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁at ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Carl qu ist ▁studied ▁wood ▁an atom y ▁of ▁the ▁G net oph y ta ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁author ▁of ▁many ▁plant ▁tax a , ▁including ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁car n iv orous ▁plant ▁genus ▁Dro ser a , ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁genus ▁St yl id ium , ▁and ▁the ▁odd ▁Australian ▁genus ▁Alex ge orge a ▁whose ▁female ▁flowers ▁are ▁almost ▁entirely ▁under ground . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁made ▁important ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁island ▁bi ology ▁in ▁the ▁foot step ▁of ▁Alfred ▁Russ el ▁Wal lace , ▁studying ▁particularly ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands , ▁introdu cing ▁or ▁emphas izing ▁concepts ▁such ▁as ▁island ▁d ish arm ony , ▁loss ▁of ▁dispers al , ▁increased ▁wood iness , ▁hy brid ization . ▁ ▁The ▁California ▁plant ▁genus ▁Carl qu ist ia ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁Carl qu ist . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Jose ▁Cu at rec as as ▁Medal ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Trop ical ▁Bot any . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁botan ists ▁Category : B ot an ists ▁active ▁in ▁Australia