George Clayton Kennedy

Botanist (1919–1980)

George Clayton Kennedy

Born| 1919
Died| 1980
Nationality| American
Scientific career
Fields| Botany
Author abbrev. (botany)| G.C.Kenn.

George Clayton Kennedy (1919–1980) was a professor of geochemistry at UCLA and a botanist with an interest in orchids.[1][2]

The standard author abbreviation G.C.Kenn. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

## Names published[edit]

(incomplete list)[4]

* Coryanthes bergoldii G.C. Kenn. ex Dodson
* Lycaste mathiasiae G.C.Kenn. Orchid Digest 42(2): 60. 1978
* Myrmecophila brysiana (Lem.) G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 43(6): 210. 1979
* Myrmecophila exaltata (Kraenzl.) G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 43(6): 211. 1979
* Myrmecophila wendlandii (Rchb.f.) G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 43(6): 211. 1979
* Odontoglossum splendens (Rchb.f.) G.C.Kenn. & Garay – Orchid Digest 40(3): 98. 1976
* Rossioglossum (Schltr.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40(4): 139. 1976
* Rossioglossum grande (Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40(4): 142. 1976
* Rossioglossum grande (Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. var. aureum (Stein) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40: 142. 1976
* Rossioglossum insleayi (Baker ex Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40(4): 142. 1976
* Rossioglossum insleayi (Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. var. leopardinum (Regel) Garay & G.C.Kenn.
* Rossioglossum powellii (Schltr.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40(4): 142. 1976
* Rossioglossum schlieperianum (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40(4): 143. 1976
* Rossioglossum schlieperianum (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. var. flavidum (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40(4): 143. 1976 (IK)
* Rossioglossum splendens (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40: 142. 1976 (GCI)
* Rossioglossum splendens (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. var. imschootianum (Rolfe) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40(4): 143. 1976 (IK)
* Rossioglossum splendens var. imschootianum (Rolfe) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40: 143. 1976 (GCI)
* Rossioglossum splendens (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. var. leopardinum (Regel) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40(4): 143. 1976 (IK)
* Rossioglossum splendens var. pantherinum (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40: 143. 1976 (GCI)
* Rossioglossum williamsianum (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. – Orchid Digest 40: 143. 1976 (GCI)

(These are not all accepted names.)

## Publications[edit]

(taken from Orchid Digest Index,[5] incomplete)

"DispelaPulpul Him He Nothing – Something", 1977, Orchid Digest 41 (2)
"The Butterfly orchids: Section Glanduligera of the genus Oncidium", 1977, Orchid Digest 41 (4)
"Encyclia adenocaula and Encyclia kennedyi", 1981, Orchid Digest 45 (2)
"Further notes on the genus Anguloa: confused species of the Anguloa rucheri section", 1978, Orchid Digest 42 (4)
"The genera Schomburgkia and Myrmecophila", 1979, Orchid Digest 43 (6)
"The genus Anguloa", 1976, Orchid Digest 40 (4)
"The genus Clowesia", 1978, Orchid Digest 42 (3)
"The genus Comparettia", 1978, Orchid Digest 42 (5)
"The genus Dracula", 1979, Orchid Digest 43 (1)
"The genus Pabasatia", 1978, Orchid Digest 42 (4)
"The Laelias of Mexico", 1978, Orchid Digest 42 (1)
"Some members of the genus Coryanthes", 1978, Orchid Digest 42 (1)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Author Details: Kennedy, George Clayton (1919–1980)". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
2. ^ In Memoriam. University of California
3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  G.C.Kenn.
4. ^ "Plants authored by G.C.Kenn". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
5. ^ Orchid Digest index: Sorted by Author Volume 30-1 through Volume 79-4, pp 72–74

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