Gordon Douglas Rowley

Gordon Douglas Rowley is an English botanist. He specializes in the study of spermatophytes, and particularly cacti and other succulent plants.

Rowley obtained his Bachelor of Science in botany at the University of London in 1948, working until 1961 at the John Innes Centre. He spent several trips to Africa, Mexico, and the United States to collect species of plants.

Several plants were named in his honor: Lobivia rowleyi, Pygmaeocereus rowleyanus, Echinopsis rowleyi, and Senecio rowleyanus.

When citing a botanical name, Gordon Douglas Rowley is abbreviated as G.D.Rowley.