William Blakely
Australian botanist (1875–1941)
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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.[3][4] His botanical work centred particularly on Acacias, Loranthaceae and Eucalypts.[5]
BornNovember 1875
Died1 September 1941 (aged 65)
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
CitizenshipAustralian
KnownforBotanical collector
William Faris Blakely | |
|---|---|
Blakely in 1900[1] | |
| Born | November 1875 |
| Died | 1 September 1941 (aged 65) Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Known for | Botanical collector |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botany |
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
