Stephen Thayer Olney
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BornFebruary 15, 1812[1]
Died27 July 1878 (aged 66)
Stephen Thayer Olney | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 15, 1812[1] |
| Died | 27 July 1878 (aged 66) |
Stephen Thayer Olney (February 15, 1812 – July 27, 1878) was an American manufacturer and botanist with expertise in the genus Carex.[3] He issued the exsiccata Carices Boreali-Americanae ex coll. variorum, distribuit S. T. Olney anno 1870.[4]
The monotypic plant genus Olneya (Olneya tesota, desert ironwood) was named in his honor by his friend and fellow botanist Asa Gray.[5]
The standard author abbreviation Olney is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]
