James Walter Grimes

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James Walter Grimes
Born1953
Other namesJim Grimes
Alma materUniversity of Texas
Known for
  • Fabaceae research
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsNew York Botanical Garden National Herbarium of Victoria
ThesisSystematics of New World Psoraleeae (1988)
Author abbrev. (botany)J.W.Grimes

James Walter Grimes, known as Jim Grimes, is an American botanist.

Career[]

Grimes can be attributed to over 240 taxa names, either as sole author or co-author.[1] Grimes worked at the New York Botanical Garden studying Fabaceae.[2] In 1996 Grimes moved to Australia, taking up a position in the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria as Mueller Fellow July–October 1996, where he worked on developmental morphology of inflorescences in Acacia.[3] From July 1997 to his resignation in February 2002, Grimes was in the position of Systematic Botanist. His research interests included the systematics of Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae, and the historic collections held in the Herbarium. Grimes was co-organiser of the 2001 Legumes Down Under conference. He served as Taxonomic Co-ordinator for legume tribes Ingeae and Psoraleeae for the International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS)[4] 2000–2, and as Councillor of the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists[5] 2001–2. Grimes was Editor of Muelleria from 1997 to 2001

A significant number, over 1000 collections, are held at NY.[6] MEL holds over 300 specimens collected by Grimes. Other herbaria in Australia holding his collections include MELU, CANB, NSW, HO, , AD, and BRI.

Standard author abbreviation[]

The standard author abbreviation J.W.Grimes is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

Selected published names[]

  • Abarema abbottii (Rose & Leonard) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
  • (McVaugh) Barneby & J.W.Grimes


  • See also Category:Taxa named by James Walter Grimes

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Selected publications[]

Journal articles[]

  • Barneby, R.C. & Grimes, J.W. (1996). Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74: 1–292.
  • Grimes, J.W. (1996). Nomenclatural changes in Cullen (Fabaceae: Psoraleeae). Muelleria 9: 195–196.

References[]

  1. ^ "James Walter Grimes". International Plant Name Index. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Grimes at Steere Herbarium". Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ Cohn, Helen M. (2009–2012). History of the National Herbarium of Victoria. State Botanical Collection, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. MSS 729: Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ "ILDIS". Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Society of Australian Systematic Biologists". Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ^ "J.W. Grimes Collections". New York Botanic Garden. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ IPNI.  J.W.Grimes.
  8. ^ "International Plant Name Index". Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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