William Faris Blakely | |
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Born | November 1875 |
Died | 1 September 1941 Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 65)
Nationality | Australian |
Citizenship | Australian |
Known for | Botanical collector |
Scientific career | |
Fields | botany |
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]
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