Philip Alexander Munz (1892–1974) was an American botanist, plant taxonomist and educator who worked at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and was a professor of botany at Pomona College, serving as dean there for three years.[1][2]
In 1935 Munz published his Manual of Southern California Botany. Munz compiled the voluminous A California Flora with David D. Keck, published by the University of California Press in 1959,[3] and with a supplement published in 1968. Munz published A California Flora without any research support and with a relatively small subvention for publication from the University of California Press.[2] In 1974, his book A Flora of Southern California was published posthumously, with the botanical families presented in an alphabetical order.[4]
- ^ "Munz, Philip Alexander (1892-1974)". Jstor. Ithaka. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b Carlquist, Sherwin (22 September 1975). "Philip A. Munz, Botanist and Friend" (PDF). Aliso. 8 (3): 211–220. doi:10.5642/ALISO.19750803.02. S2CID 90376492. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Philip Alexander Munz A California Flora at Google Books
- ^ Moran, Reid (1974). "A flora of Southern California by Philip A. Munz". Madroño. 22: 408–409. Retrieved 14 November 2020.