Alex Drum Hawkes (1927–1977) was an American botanist and cookbook author who lived in Coconut Grove, Florida & Kingston, Jamaica.
Alex specialized in orchids, bromeliads, palm trees, fruits, vegetables, and nuts.
Named the orchid genera Flickingeria, and Paraphalaenopsis and travelled the world extensively, particularly the Caribbean & Latin America during the 1940s - 1970s collecting plants and authentic regional recipes.
The following plants or genera were named by Alex D. Hawkes or in his honor: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]