Charles Russell Metcalfe
Charles Russell Metcalfe | |
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Born | 1904 |
Died | 1991 | (aged 86–87)
Alma mater | University of Cambridge[1] |
Awards | Linnean Medal, OBE[1] |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | The 'Shab' disease of Lavender [1] |
Author abbrev. (botany) | CRMetcalfe |
Charles Russell Metcalfe (1904–1991) was an English botanist and explorer,[2][3] who undertook botanical collecting expeditions in west Cameroon.[4]
Selected publications[]
- Tomlinson, Philip Barry; Metcalfe, Charles Russell (1982). Anatomy of the monocotyledons. Vol. 7 (illustrated ed.). Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198545026.
- Metcalfe, Charles Russell; Chalk, Laurence (1979). Anatomy of the dicotyledons. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198543831.
- Robson, Norman Keith Bonnor; Cutler, David Frederick; (1970). New research in plant anatomy. Botanical J. of the Linnean Soc. Linnean Soc. of London / Academic Press. ISBN 0125906501.
- Metcalfe, C.R. (1976). "History of the Jodrell Laboratory as a centre for systematic anatomy" (PDF). Leiden Botanical Series (3): 1–19.
Honours[]
- 1971: Linnean Medal
Eponymy[]
- Species (16 + 8 + 1 registered)
- (Euphorbiaceae) Mallotus metcalfianus Croizat[6]
- (Piperaceae) Peperomia metcalfii Trel. & Yunck.[7]
- (Rubiaceae) metcalfii (Merr. ex H.L.Li) & [8]
- (Theaceae) Eurya metcalfiana Kobuski & Hung T.Chang[9]
The standard author abbreviation C.R.Metcalfe is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[10]
References[]
- ^ a b c Baas, P.; Meneega, A.M.W. (February 1970). "On the Retirement of Charles Russell Metcalfe O.B.E.". Taxon. Wiley. 19 (1): 85–87. JSTOR 1217918.
- ^ "Charles Russell Metcalfe".
- ^ "Charles Russell Metcalfe". Jstor.
- ^ (1999). Metcalfia Conert Gramineae. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. 3. ISBN 9780849326776.
- ^ Conert, Hans Joachim (1960). "Metcalfia". Willdenowia. 2 (417). (IK)
- ^ Croizat, Léon (1940). "Mallotus metcalfianus". J. Arnold Arbor. xxi (501). (IK)
- ^ Trelease, William; Yuncker, Truman G. (1950), "Peperomia metcalfii", Piperac. N. South Amer., p. 724 (IK)
- ^ "Pertusadina metcalfii". Blumea. 3 (51): 559. 2006.
- ^ Kobuski, Clarence Emmeren; Chang, Hung-ta (1954). "Eurya metcalfiana". Acta Phytotax. Sin. iii (48). descr. emend. (IK)
- ^ IPNI. C.R.Metcalfe.
- "Author Details for Charles Russell Metcalfe" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI).
External links[]
Data related to Charles Russell Metcalfe at Wikispecies
Categories:
- 1904 births
- 1991 deaths
- English botanists
- English anatomists
- Botanists active in Kew Gardens
- Linnean Medallists
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Members of the Order of the British Empire