Meet the EFG Team

President & Co-Leader

Peter Blake

Peter became interested in tropical ferns whilst making regular trips to India in the 1990s and 2000s. He retired from the NHS in 2012 and was able to develop his interest in growing tropical ferns from spores. He now lives in Norwich where he can provide much more space for their culture. He maintains a particular interest in the ferns of South India and Sri Lanka.

peter@exoticferngroup.org

Operations & Co-Leader

Matthew Reeve

Matthew is an amateur pteridomaniac with a passion for tropical, tender and aquatic ferns. His day job is working in theatre as a musical director and composer. He co-leads the Exotic Fern Group with Peter Blake.

matthew@exoticferngroup.org

Our Honorary Patron

Christopher Fraser-Jenkins

Christopher is a very well-known expert on the ferns of the Indian subcontinent. He has written widely on the taxonomic, cytological and molecular-cladonomic studies of the Indian pteridophytes and recently published the three-volume An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes (2021). He has worked closely with other Indian pteridologists and more widely internationally. He has always been a ready source of advice on the identification of ferns, and he is an Honorary Member of the British Pteridological Society and Honorary Patron of the Exotic Fern Group. Born in South Wales, he currently lives between Portugal and the UK, having moved from Nepal.

List of Christopher's published works

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