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'''John Ellerton Stocks''' M.D., F.L.S (1822–1854) was a native of Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England,<ref name=obit>{{cite journal|journal=The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review|title=Obituary - Dr. Stocks F.L.S.|date=July 1854|pages=401|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=emP3OluYQeUC&pg=PA401 }}</ref> who distinguished himself as a botanist in India. {{botanist|Stocks|inline=yes}}

==India== He joined the Bombay Medical Staff in the 1840s.<ref name=obit /> For most part of his service, he was posted in Sind.

===Sind=== While in Sindh he served as a vaccinator and inspector of drugs.<ref name=obit />

In 1853, botanist George Bentham published ''Stocksia'', which is a genus of flowering plants from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan belonging to the family Sapindaceae and named after John Ellerton Stocks.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Stocksia'' Benth. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:36591-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=19 May 2021 }}</ref>

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==External links== * John Ellerton Stock on Wikispecies

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