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]

William Faris Blakely
Blakely in 1900[1]
Born	November 1875 Tenterfield, Australia
Died	1 September 1941 (1941-10) (aged 65) Hornsby, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Citizenship	Australian
Known for	Botanical collector
Scientific career
Fields	botany

The standard author abbreviation Blakely is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

Some published names

(incomplete)[7]

• 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—Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. liv. 682 (1929).

Publications

(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

References

External links

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

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[de] William Blakely

[ru] Блэкли, Уильям Фарис