Oliver Atkins Farwell ( born Oliver Atkins Farwell [1] [2] , 1867 - 1944 ) is an American [1] botanist .
| Oliver Atkins Farwell | |
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| English Oliver Atkins Farwell | |
| Date of Birth | 1867 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | 1944 |
| A country | USA |
| Scientific field | botany |
| Taxonomy of wildlife | |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation “ Farw. " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
Oliver Atkins Farwell was born in 1867 [1] [2] .
He made a significant contribution to botany by describing many plant species [3] .
Oliver Atkins Farwell died in 1944 [1] [2] .
Scientific activity
Oliver Atkins Farwell specialized in fern and seed plants [1] .
Some publications
- 1900 . A catalog of the flora of Detroit .
- 1915 . Notes On Michigan Liliaceae . Torrey Botanical Club.
- 1918 . Notes on the Michigan flora . 195 pp.
- 1918 . The Trillium grandiflorum group: Farmington Township, Oakland County, Michigan . Ed. Michigan Academy of Science.
- 1919 . Panicum lineare, L. Ed. University Press.
- 1919 . Bromelica (Thurber), a new genus of grasses . Ed. New England Botanical Club.
- 1922 . Botanical source of the cola nut of commerce. Osyris alba substitute for Scoparius . Ed. Philadlephia College of Pharmacy.
- 1923 . Corallorrhiza maculata Raf. Ed. New England Botanical Club.
- 1923 . Botanical gleanings in Michigan . Ed. University Press.
Honors
In his honor, the species of plants Myriophyllum farwellii was named.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 International Plant Names Index: Oliver Atkins Farwell (1867-1944)
- ↑ 1 2 3 McVaugh, R; SA Cain; DJ Hagenah. 1953. FARWELLIANA: An Account of the life and botanical work of Oliver Atkins Farwell, 1867-1944 . il. facsimiles. Michigan: Cranbrook Institute of Science.
- ↑ See the link in the card “Systematic wildlife”.
Literature
- McVaugh, R; SA Cain; DJ Hagenah. 1953 . FARWELLIANA: An Account of the life and botanical work of Oliver Atkins Farwell, 1867-1944 . il. facsimiles. Michigan: Cranbrook Institute of Science.