William Blakely

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William Faris Blakely
Blakely in 1900[1]
BornNovember 1875
Died1 September 1941 (1941-10) (aged 65)
NationalityAustralian
CitizenshipAustralian
Known forBotanical collector
Scientific career
Fieldsbotany

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]

The standard author abbreviation Blakely is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

Some published names

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Publications

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  • 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
Eucalyptus blakelyi named in honour of William Blakely

References

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  1. ^ "Portrait of William Faris Blakely". 1900. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "IPNI: Eucalyptus maidenii, International Plant Name Index". Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. ^ Maiden, J. 1917. A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus iv. 43
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "IPNI: Blakely (author search)". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  7. ^ "IPNI: Plants authored by Blakely". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Acacia abrupta Maiden & Blakely". The Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Acacia acellerata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  10. ^ a b "Eucalyptus wandoo". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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