John Alan Elix

John Alan Elix
Born1941 Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
Academic career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
lichenology
taxonomy,
plant physiology
Institutions
Doctoral studentsSimone Henrica J.J. Louwhoff
Author abbrev. (botany)Elix

John Alan (Jack) Elix (born 1941)[1] emeritus professor in chemistry at the Australian National University,[2][3] is an organic chemist who has contributed in many fields: lichenology, lichen chemotaxonomy, plant physiology[2] and biodiversity and natural product chemistry.[3] He has authored 2282 species names,[4] and 67 genera[5] in the field of mycology. Elix edited the exsiccata series Lichenes Australasici exsiccati.[6]

The standard author abbreviation Elix is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

  1. ^ Cohn, Helen (2017). "Elix, John Alan (Jack) - Biographical entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Professor John Elix". researchers.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "John ELIX | Emeritus Professor | DSc | Australian National University, Canberra | ANU | Research School of Chemistry (RSC)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Mycobank:Advanced search (author contains Elix & rank=sp.)". Mycobank. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Using an advanced search (author name contains "Elix" AND rank=genus)". www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Lichenes Australasici exsiccati: IndExs ExsiccataID=828430592". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Elix.