William Blakely

Australian botanist (1875–1941)

This article is about the Australian botanist. For the American politician, see William G. Blakely.

William Faris Blakely

Blakely in 1900[1]

Born| November 1875

Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia

Died| 1 September 1941 (1941-10) (aged 65)

Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia

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]

## Some published names[edit]

(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[edit]

(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[edit]

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. ^ a b "Eucalyptus wandoo". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

## External links[edit]

* http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/blakely-william.html

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