William Blakely

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]

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

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
Eucalyptus blakelyi named in honour of William Blakely

References
  1. "Portrait of William Faris Blakely". 1900. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. Orchard, A.E. 1999. "CHAH Biographical notes: William F. Blakely, extracted from A History of Systematic Botany in Australia, in Flora of Australia Vol.1, 2nd ed., ABRS". Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. "IPNI: Eucalyptus maidenii, International Plant Name Index". Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. Maiden, J. 1917. A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus iv. 43
  5. Stafleu, F.A. & Mennega, E.A. 1993. Taxonomic literature: A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types, Supplement II: Be-Bo. Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. 1993. ISBN 9789031302246. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  6. "IPNI: Blakely (author search)". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  7. "IPNI: Plants authored by Blakely". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. "Acacia abrupta Maiden & Blakely". The Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  9. "Acacia acellerata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  10. "Eucalyptus wandoo". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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