Paul Graham Wilson

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Paul G. Wilson
Born1928 (age 95–96)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Paul G.Wilson
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Paul Graham Wilson (born 1928) is an Australian botanist.[1][2] As of 1998, Wilson was the most prolific contributor to the journal Nuytsia, contributing to the first issue in 1970 and to the 12th volume in 1998, which was dedicated to him for his contributions to plant taxonomy and to celebrate his 70th birthday.[3] Since his retirement from the Western Australian Herbarium in 1993, he has helped to maintain a comprehensive census of the flora of Western Australia.[4]

Wilson has mostly published papers dealing with the plant families Rutaceae, Asteraceae and Chenopodiaceae.[3]

Selected publications[edit]

  • A taxonomic revision of the genera Crowea, Eriostemon, and Phebalium (Rutaceae)[5]
  • A taxonomic review of the genera Eriostemon and Philotheca (Rutaceae: Boronieae).;[6]
  • New species and nomenclatural changes in Phebalium and related genera (Rutaceae);[7]
  • Rhetinocarpha (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) - a new genus from Western Australia;[8]
  • Coronidium, a new Australian genus in the Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae).[9]
The standard author abbreviation Paul G.Wilson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Index of Botanists - Wilson, Paul G." Harvard University. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Wilson, Paul Graham". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Marchant, Neville G. (1998). "Dedication to Paul Graham Wilson". Nuytsia. 12 (2): 161. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ Wege, Juliet (June 2017). "A fond farewell" (PDF). Australasian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter. 171: 30–31 – via Australasian Systematic Botany Society.
  5. ^ Wilson, Paul G. (1970). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Genera Crowea, Eriostemon and Phebalium (Rutaceae); Nuytsia 1(1):". Nuytsia. 1 (1): 3–155. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. ^ Wilson, Paul G. (1998). "A taxonomic review of the genera Eriostemon and Philotheca (Rutaceae: Boronieae)". Nuytsia. 12 (2): 239–265. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ^ Wilson, Paul G. (1998). "New species and nomenclatural changes in Phebalium and related genera (Rutaceae)". Nuytsia. 12 (2): 267–288. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. ^ Wilson, Paul G.; Wilson, Margaret A. (2006). "Rhetinocarpha (Asteraceae : Gnaphalieae) – a new genus from Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 16 (1): 255–260. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  9. ^ Wilson, Paul G. (2008). "Coronidium, a new Australian genus in the Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae)" (PDF). Nuytsia. 18: 295–329. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  10. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Paul G.Wilson.

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