Paul Irwin Forster
Paul Irwin Forster (born 1961) obtained his doctorate in 2004 with his thesis: The pursuit of plants : studies on the systematics, ecology and chemistry of the vascular flora of Australia and related regions, from the University of Queensland.
Paul Irwin Forster | |
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| Born | 3 November 1961 |
| Education | B.Sc. (Hon) UQ 1983, M.Sc. UQ 1990, D.Sc. UQ 2004 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Spermatophytes[1] |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | P.I.Forst. |
He has worked at the Queensland Herbarium since 1991 as a plant taxonomist and has been editor of ‘'Austrobaileya’' since 2005. His research interests are the systematics of vascular plants and reproductive and conservation biology of cycads.[2]
Plants named in his honour
- Aristida forsteri B.K.Simon
- Boronia forsteri Duretto
- Hibiscus forsteri F.D.Wilson
- Medicosma forsteri T.G.Hartley
- Marsdenia forsteri I.M.Turner
- Micromyrtus forsteri A.R.Bean
- Parmotrema forsteri Elix & R.W.Rogers
- Parsonsia paulforsteri J.B.Williams
- Prolixus forsteri J.J.Beard
- Psydrax forsteri S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.
(from CHAH biography)[2]
Some published names
- Aloe bruynsii P.I.Forst.
- Borya inopinata P.I.Forst. & E.J.Thomps.
- Zieria vagans Duretto & P.I.Forst.
- See also Category:Taxa named by Paul Irwin Forster, and
- International Plant Name Index: Plant names authored by Paul Irwin Forster
Some publications
- (1989) Ecophysiological, morphological and anatomical variation between selected provenances of Eucalyptus grandis and E. saligna (Myrtaceae)
- (1990) Proposal to Conserve Marsdenia R. Br. against Stephanotis Thouars (Asclepiadaceae). Taxon 39 ( 2): 364-367
- (1991) A taxonomic revision of Cynanchum L. (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in Australia. Australian systematic botany 3
- (1991) A taxonomic revision of Gymnanthera R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae: Periplocoideae) in Australia. Australian systematic botany 4
- (1992) A taxonomic revision of Alstonia (Apocynaceae) in Australia. Australian systematic botany 5
- 1992b. New Varietal Combinations in Agave Vivipara (Agavaceae). Brittonia 44 ( 1): 74-75
- (1993) Rediscovery of Euphorbia carissoides (Euphorbiaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 6 (3): 269-272
- (1993) Taxonomic Relationships and Status of the Genus Dorystephania (Asclepiadaceae: Marsdenieae) from the Philippines and Borneo. Australian Systematic Botany 6 ( 4): 351-357
- (1994) Type collections of Asclepiadaceae at Herbarium Bogoriense (BO). Australian Systematic Botany 7 (5 ): 507-519
- (1995) New names and combinations in Marsdenia (Asclepiadaceae: Marsdenieae) from Asia and Malesia (excluding Papusia). Australian Systematic Botany 8 ( 5): 691-701
- (1995) Corrigenda — Circumscription of Marsdenia (Asclepiadaceae: Marsdenieae), with a revision of the genus in Australia and Papuasia. Australian Systematic Botany 8 (5 ): 703-933
- (1995) Circumscription ofMarsdenia (Asclepiadaceae: Marsdenieae), with a revision of the genus in Australia and Papuasia. Australian Systematic Botany 8 ( 5): 703-933
- ----, PC van Welzen. 1999. The Malesian species of Choriceras, Fontainea, and Petalostigma (Euphorbiaceae). Blumea, J.Plant Taxonomy & Geography 44-1
- Terry, I., CJ Moore, GH Walter, PI Forster, RB Roemer, J Donaldson, P Machin. (2004) Association of cone thermogenesis and volatiles with pollinator specificity in Macrozamia cycads. Plant Systematics and Evolution 243: 233-247
- Chemnick, J, R Oberprieler, J Donaldson, I Terry, R Osborne, W Tang, PI Forster. (2004) Insect pollinators of cycads: protocol for collecting and studying cycad pollinators. The Cycad Newsletter 27 (5): 3-7
- Terry, I, G Walter, C Moore, PI Forster, P Machin, J Donaldson. (2004) Cone volatiles of selected Macrozamia species and their possible role in pollinator specificity and species isolation. pp. 155-169. En Ed. A. Lindstrom (ed.). Proc. from the 61º International Cycad Conference on Cycad Biology, Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden, Tailandia. 155-169
- Rasikari, HL, Leach, DN, Waterman, PG, Spooner-Hart, RN, Basta, AH, Banbury, LK & Forster, PI. (2005) Acaricidal and cytotoxic activities of extracts from selected genera of Australian Lamiaceae. J. of Economic Entomology 98 ( 4): 1259-1266
- Rasikari, HL, Leach, DN, Waterman, PG, Spooner-Hart, RN, Basta, AH, Banbury, LK, Winter, KM & Forster, PI. (2005) Cytotoxic clerodane diterpenes from Glossocarya calcicola. Phytochemistry 66 ( 24): 2844-2850
- Terry, I, G Walter, C Moore, PI Forster, J Donaldson. (2005) Pollination of Australian Macrozamia cycads - effectiveness and behavior of specialist vectors in a dependent mutualism. Am. J. of Botany
- Wanntorp, L; PI Forster. (2007). Phylogenetic relationships between Hoya and the monotypic genera Madangia, Absolsmia, and Micholitzia (Apocynaceae, Marsdenieae): Insights from flower morphology. Missouri Botanical Garden
- Terry, I, PI Forster, R Roemer, P Machin, C Moore. (2008). Does Macrozamia platyrhachis (Zamiaceae) deserve endangered species status? Conservation and pollination biology of a geographically restricted cycad. Australian J. of Botany
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References
- International Plant Name Index: P.I.Forst. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- CHAH Biographical notes: Paul Irwin Forster. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- IPNI. P.I.Forst.
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