Complex sentence: Joseph Martin (fl.1788--1826) was an Enlightenment gardener-botanist and plant collector who worked at the Jardin du Roi in Paris collecting on the Ile de France, Madagascar, Cape and Caribbean.
Split into simpler sentences: Joseph Martin (fl.1788--1826) was an Enlightenment gardener-botanist and plant collector who worked at the Jardin du Roi in Paris. He was sent on collecting expeditions to the Ile de France, Madagascar, Cape and Caribbean.