William Blakely
William Faris Blakely (November 1875 – 1 September 1941) was an Australian botanist and collector. From 1913 to 1940 he worked in the National Herbarium of New South Wales, working with Joseph Maiden on Eucalyptus,[2] Maiden named a red gum in his honour, Eucalyptus blakelyi.[3][4] His botanical work centred particularly on Acacias, Loranthaceae and Eucalypts.[5]
William Faris Blakely | |
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![]() Blakely in 1900 [1] | |
Born | November 1875 |
Died | 1 September 1941 65) Hornsby, Australia | (aged
Nationality | Australian |
Citizenship | Australian |
Known for | Botanical collector |
Scientific career | |
Fields | botany |
The standard author abbreviation Blakely is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]
Some published names
(incomplete)[7]
- Astrotricha crassifolia Blakely -- Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 1925, 1. 385..
- Olearia stilwellae Blakely—Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 1925, 1.385.
- Hibbertia dentata var. calva Blakely—Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 1(3) 1951
- Brachyloma daphnoides var. glabrum Blakely—Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 1(3) 1951
- Bertya astrotricha Blakely—Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 1(3) 1951
- Bertya mollissima Blakely—Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 1(3) 1951
- Bertya oblonga Blakely—Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. liv. 682 (1929).
Publications
(incomplete)
- Blakely, W.F. 1922. The Loranthaceae of Australia. Part iii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47(4)
- Blakely, W.F. 1965. A key to the eucalypts : with descriptions of 522 species and 150 varieties. Trove: summary
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Eucalyptus blakelyi named in honour of William Blakely
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References
- "Portrait of William Faris Blakely". 1900. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- Orchard, A.E. 1999. "CHAH Biographical notes: William F. Blakely, extracted from A History of Systematic Botany in Australia, in Flora of Australia Vol.1, 2nd ed., ABRS". Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "IPNI: Eucalyptus maidenii, International Plant Name Index". Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- Maiden, J. 1917. A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus iv. 43
- Stafleu, F.A. & Mennega, E.A. 1993. Taxonomic literature: A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types, Supplement II: Be-Bo. Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. 1993. ISBN 9789031302246. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "IPNI: Blakely (author search)". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "IPNI: Plants authored by Blakely". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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