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Australian botanist (1875–1941)
This article is about the Australian botanist. For the American politician, see
William G. Blakely.
William Faris Blakely |
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Born | November 1875
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Died | 1 September 1941 (1941-10) (aged 65)
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Australian |
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Australian |
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Known for | Botanical collector |
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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.
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[4] His botanical work centred particularly on
Acacias,
Loranthaceae and
Eucalypts.
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The standard author abbreviation Blakely is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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Some published names
(incomplete)
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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
References
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"Portrait of William Faris Blakely". 1900. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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^ 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.
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"IPNI: Eucalyptus maidenii, International Plant Name Index". Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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^ Maiden, J. 1917.
A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus iv. 43
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^ 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.
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"IPNI: Blakely (author search)". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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"IPNI: Plants authored by Blakely". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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"Acacia abrupta Maiden & Blakely". The Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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"Acacia acellerata".
FloraBase. Western Australian Government
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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"Eucalyptus wandoo". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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