William_Faris_Blakely

William Blakely

William Blakely

Australian botanist (1875–1941)

This article is about the Australian botanist. For the American politician, see William G. 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]

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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]

  • Acacia abrupta Maiden & Blakely[8] Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 1927
  • Acacia acellerata Maiden & Blakely[9] Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 1927
  • 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[10]Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. liv. 682 (1929).
  • Eucalyptus wandoo Blakely[10] A Key to the Eucalypts 1934

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
Eucalyptus blakelyi named in honour of William Blakely

References

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