William Blakely

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

William Faris Blakely
Blakely in 1900[1]
BornNovember 1875
Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Died1 September 1941 (1941-10) (aged 65)
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
CitizenshipAustralian
Known forBotanical collector
Scientific career
Fieldsbotany

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]

The standard author abbreviation Blakely is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

  1. ^ "Portrait of William Faris Blakely". 1900. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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