Betsy Rivers Jackes
Australian botanist and author
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Betsy Rivers Jackes AM (born 1935) is an Australian botanist, researcher, taxonomist and author.[2][3] Her research interests are the plants in the families Myrsinaceae and Vitaceae.[4]
Betsy Rivers Jackes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Betsy Rivers Paterson 19 March 1935[1] Bingara, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of New England (Australia) |
| Spouse | E. M. Jackes (1935–2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | JCU, UNE, UQ |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Jackes |
Education
Jackes completed her BSc in 1957, followed by her MSc in 1959, at the University of New England (UNE) in Armidale, New South Wales.[5][6] She won a Fulbright Scholarship to study in the United States and took up a position as a research scholar at the University of Chicago (UC), where she earned her PhD in 1961.[7]
Career
Jackes initially began work as a tutor in botany at UNE in 1957, before taking on the same role at the University of Queensland (UQ) in 1963.[5] From 1973 through to 2018 she was a lecturer at James Cook University (JCU) in Townsville, Queensland, where she headed the Tropical Plant Sciences Department, and was deputy head of the School of Tropical Biology.[1][5] She is the author (or co-author) of many papers, articles, and environmental consultancy reports,[1] and has published a number of books.
On Thursday, 24 March 2021, Jackes was presented one of the highest JCU awards, a Doctor of Science honoris causa, the sixth awardee for that degree at the university.[8][9] This was for her sustained contributions to discovering and cataloguing tropical flora in northern Queensland, continued work with plant systematics and the ecology of the tropical flora.
Jackes was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2023 Australia Day Honours.[10]
The standard author abbreviation Jackes is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[11] Prior to her marriage, the author abbreviation B.R.Paterson was used.[12]
Legacy
As of 31 August 2021[update], the International Plant Names Index (IPNI) list 43 species of plants that were authored by her.[13] The following is a list of those with articles on this wiki:
- Clematicissus opaca
- Backhousia tetraptera
- Dendrocnide cordifolia
- Myrsine howittiana
- Myrsine richmondensis
Plants named in honour of Jackes include:
- Betsy's wattle (Acacia jackesiana (Pedley)), a north Queensland floral native with a limited range west and north of Townsville;[14][15] and
- the fossilised Cissocarpus jackesiae (Rozefelds)[16] (also listed as Cissocarpus jackesii), a species of grape in the family Vitaceae native to Australia. The genus Cissocarpus was formed with the grouping of seeds from the Oligocene silcretes.[17]
Selected publications
Research papers
For a more comprehensive list, see "Publications by: Betsy R. Jackes". James Cook University.
- Jackes, Betsy R. (2020). "Transfer of three species of Cayratia Juss., to Causonis Raf. (Vitaceae)". Telopea. 23: 69–71. doi:10.7751/telopea14296. S2CID 225780199.
- Jackes, Betsy R. (2019). "Hibbertia Andrews (Dilleniaceae, Guinea Flowers) in North Queensland, Townsville area to the tip of Cape York Peninsula" (PDF). North Queensland Naturalist. 49: 84–99.
- Jackes, Betsy R.; Rossetto, Maurizio (2006). "A new combination in Clematicissus Planch. (Vitaceae)". Telopea. 11 (3): 390–391. doi:10.7751/telopea20065735.
- Jackes, Betsy R. (2018). "Hibbertia ferox Jackes (Dilleniaceae), a new species from the White Mountains area of north Queensland" (PDF). Austrobaileya. 10 (2): 282–285.
- Jackes, B.R.; Hurley, M. (1997). "A new combination in Dendrocnide (Urticaceae) in north Queensland". Austrobaileya. 5 (1): 121–123. JSTOR 41729927.
Books
For a more comprehensive list, see "Results for author:'Jackes, Betsy R. (Betsy Rivers), 1935–'". National Library of Australia.
- Jackes, Betsy R. (1996). A guide to the plants of the Burra Range. Townsville, Qld: Dept of Botany, James Cook University of North Queensland. ISBN 0864435843.
- Jackes, Betsy R. (1990). Plants of the tropical rainforest. Townsville, Qld., Australia: Botany Dept, James Cook University of North Queensland. ISBN 086443359X.
- Jackes, Betsy R. (2001). Plants of the tropics : rainforest to heath; an identification guide. Townsville, Qld: James Cook University, School of Tropical Biology. ISBN 0864436858.
- Jackes, Betsy R. (1992). Poisonous plants in Northern Australian gardens including plants with irritant properties. Townsville, Qld: Botany Dept, James Cook University of North Queensland. ISBN 0864433875.
Articles
- Betsy Jackes (15 March 2019). "Guinea flowers are fierce and golden". The Conversation. The Conversation Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
