Biography:Conrad Vernon Morton
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Short description: American botanist
Conrad Vernon Morton (24 October 1905 – 29 July 1972) was an American botanist, who did notable writings on ferns. He was also a specialist in Gesneriaceae and Solanaceae for the Smithsonian Institution from 1928.[1]
In 1938, botanists Standl. & Steyerm., published Mortoniodendron, a genus of flowering plants from Central America, belonging to the family Malvaceae in Conrad Morton's honour.[2] Then in 1939, botanist Robert Everard Woodson published Mortoniella a monotypic genus of flowering plants from Central America, in the family Apocynaceae, also in his honour.[3] Later in 1975, botanist Wiehler published Neomortonia, a genus of flowering plant from South America, belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[4]
Publications
- Studies of fern types (Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, two volumes, 1967–1973).
- A revision of the Argentine species of Solanum (Academia Nacional de Ciencias, Córdoba, Argentine, 1976).
References
- ↑ CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, pg 1733
- ↑ "Mortoniodendron Standl. & Steyerm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295063-2.
- ↑ "Mortoniella Woodson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295062-2.
- ↑ "Neomortonia Wiehler | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:298589-2.
- ↑ IPNI, C.V.Morton, http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advAuthorSearch.do?find_abbreviation=C.V.Morton
External links
- Conrad Vernon Morton Papers, 1913-1973 and undated from the Smithsonian Institution Archives
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