Great Basin Naturalist Volume 42 Number 3 Article 10 9-30-1982 Preliminary index of authors of Utah plant names L. Matthew Chatterley Brigham Young University Blaine T. Welsh Brigham Young University Stanley L. Welsh Brigham Young University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn Recommended Citation Chatterley, L. Matthew; Welsh, Blaine T.; and Welsh, Stanley L. (1982) "Preliminary index of authors of Utah plant names," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 42 : No. 3 , Article 10. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol42/iss3/10 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Western North American Naturalist Publications at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Great Basin Naturalist by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. PRELIMINARY INDEX OF AUTHORS OF UTAH PLANT NAMES L. Matthew Chatterley,' Blaine T. Welsh,' and Stanley L. Welsh' stan- ,\bstract.— Presented herein is an index to approximately 800 authors of vascular plant names of Utah. A abbreviation is dardized abbreviation is presented for each author. These are listed alphabetically. Following each publication is the full name and birth and death dates (where available) of each individual. In some cases the date of given when biographical information is not known. In compiling a preliminary list of Utah breviations of authors' names appearing sepa- vascular plants (Welsh et al. 1981) an at- rately are allowed longer designations than tempt was made to standardize abbreviations those where authors names are in com- of author names, but the many inconsis- bination with others (i.e., "T. & G." for Tor- tencies throughout taxonomic literature sug- rey and Gray, but "Torr." and "Gray" for the gested that additional work was needed. A names when they stand alone). based list of all authors of Utah plant names, com- Originally, abbreviations were to be mon abbreviations, and birth and death dates on the most common forms found in liter- was begmi. As the material accumulated, the ature. Some authors names are sufficiently potential usefulness of the information to common in taxonomic literature that their others working in the field became apparent. abbreviations have become standard (i.e., There has been no previous single treatment Rydb., Wats., and A. Nels.). The names of listing the authors of Utah plant names and other authors, often less well known or used providing for some consistency of abbrevia- only infrequently, were too varied, and it be- rule was tions. It is hoped that this guide will be a use- came apparent that a general It ful tool to all those who are concerned with needed, even if it was an arbitrary one. the names of Utah plants. The name of the was not our purpose to rearrange a century to rigid author of a particular taxon is considered to of tradition, but strict adherence a be a part of the plant name, and is especially standard was not considered practical. useful in citation. The use of the author's During the process of this compilation the name allows one to determine place of pub- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, published the lication and other information necessary in Draft Index of Author Abbreviations: Flower- taxonomic work. ing Plants (Halliday et al. 1980). From that Abbreviations are given first and then the list some additional names and dates were ob- criteria full name. Birth and death dates (where avail- tained, but, most importantly, certain able) are included to aid in correct identi- for consistent abbreviations were adopted. It will fication of individuals. In some cases it has is not to be expected that the two lists been impossible to find biographical informa- correspond exactly. We are only concerned with tion. We have included only the date of pub- with authors of Utah plant names and, lication for those few individuals. We have our center of focus on Utah plants, the scope chosen to list authors as they are cited in lit- is therefore much reduced. erature. Therefore, two or more authors may The general principle followed has been be listed together, and one author may ap- not to abbreviate unless more than two let- pear in several places. This should facilitate ters could be saved by doing so (except where easy access to bibliographic citations. the tradition of taxonomic literature dealing We have chosen to apply a double stan- with Utah flora has indicated a common and dard of abbreviation in some instances. Ab- acceptable alternative; i.e., Marcus Eugene 'Life Science Museum and Department of Botany and Range Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602. 385 386 Great Basin Naturalist Vol. 42, No. 3 is not "M.E. Jones "Jo^i^s," Jones"). Initials eraturae Botanicae and the four-volume work have been added to the abbreviation when Index to American Botanical Literature, pub- more than one author having the same last lished by the Torrey Botanical Club. name occurs on the list. This rule is generally Some information is still incomplete. Sev- followed, but when a father and son are both eral older references have not been available listed the son may be designated with an "f" to us, some recent author information re- (filius) following the last name. Accents, mains sketchy, and, undoubtably, some names acutes, umlauts, and other diacritical marks have been omitted entirely. Additionally, the have been omitted. discovering of new plant species and the re- Some names included on the list are not naming of others continues to be a vital busi- those of taxonomists. Prior to Utah's existence ness of contemporary taxonomists working as a state several government exploring expe- with the Utah flora. This guide is, therefore, ditions made their way through portions of a preliminary documentation and we solicit the region. Botanical information was ob- help in obtaining corrections and additions. tained during these explorations and pub- Address your comments to: lished in government records of the expedi- Herbarium Curator tions. Authors of those reports are cited in Author Abbreviations taxonomic literature and are included on this M. L. Bean Life Science Museum list also (John Charles Fremont, Howard Brigham Young University Stansbury, William Emory, John Grubb Provo, Utah 84602 Parke, Lorenzo Sitgreaves, Stephen Harri- man Long, and others). The work of the late References bibliographer of Utah botany. Earl M. Chris- tensen was especially Barnhart, (1967), useful in obtain- J. H. 1965. Biographical notes upon bota- ing information on obscure taxonomic pub- nists. New York Botanical Gardens. 3 Vols. G. K. lications and authors. Hall & Co., Boston. Christensen, E. M. 1967. Bibliography of Utah botany Checking of literature has been extensive. and wildland conservation. BYU Sci. Bull., Biol. The volumes of Taxonomic Literature (Stafleu Ser. 9(1):1-136. and Cowan 1976-81) were consulted, as was Correll, D. S., and M. C. Johnston. 1970. Abbrevia- the three-volume set Biographical Notes upon tions of authors' names. Pages 1767-1794 in Man- ual of vascular plants of Texas. Contr. Texas Res. Botanists (Bamhart 1965). Barnhart's work is Foundation 6:i-1880. a fairly complete reference of taxonomists Halliday, p., R. D. Meikle, J. Story, and H. publishing before the 1940s, and was espe- Wilkinson. 1980. Draft index of author abbrevia- cially helpful in providing biographical data tions. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. on older authors. Flora Europaea (Tutin et al. Hunt, Rachel M. M. 1958 & 1961. Catalogue of botan- 1964-80), an encyclopedic work on Eu- ical books. 2 Vols. Hunt Botanical Library, Pittsburgh. ropean plants, contains lists of authors and Keck, D. D. 1970. Abbreviations of authors' names. abbreviations at the of end each volume. Pages 1551-1576 in P. Munz and D. D. Keck, Those lists were invaluable as sources of eds., A California flora. Univ. of California Press, names and biographical data on many early Berkeley. Pritzel, G. a. 1871-1877 (reprint 1972). Thesaurus lit- European workers. Two lists of abbreviations eraturae botanicae. Otto Koeltz Antiquariat. published in state floras including informa- Stafleu, F. A., and R. S. Cowan. 1976. Taxonomic lit- tion on many major botanical authors were erature. 4 Vols. Utrecht, The Netherlands. also consulted (Keck 1970, Correll and John- Torrey Botanical Club. 1969. Index to American ston 1970). botanical literature, 1886-1966. 4 Vols. G. K. Hall & Co., Boston. In many cases correct identification of an Tutin, T. G., V. H. Heywood, N. A. Burges, D. H. author was impossible without checking the Valentine, S. M. Walters, and D. A. Webb. original citation. Much time was spent con- 1964-80. Flora Europaea. 6 Vols. University sulting such standard taxonomic references as Press, Cambridge. Welsh, S. L., N. D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, E. Neese, Index Kewensis, Union List of Serials, Gray K. H. Thorne, and B. Albee. 1981. Preliminary Herbarium Index, and some bibliographic index of Utah vascular plant names. Great Basin compilations such as Pritzel's Thesaurus Lit- Nat. 41:1-108. September 1982 Chatterley et al.: Authors of Utah Plant Names 387 Index of Authors Bebb M. S. Bebb (1833-1895) Becc. Odardo Beccari (1843-1920) Beckwith Edward Griffin Beckwith (1818-1881) Abrams Leroy Abrams (1874-1956) Beetle Alan Ackerman Beetle (b. 1913) Achev Daisy Bird Achey (b. 1906) Behr Hans Hermann Behr (1818-1904) Aellen Paul Aellen (1896-1973) Bennett Arthur Bennett (1843-1929) Agardh Carl Adolf Agardh (1785-1859) L. Benson Lyman David Benson (b. 1909) (1813-1901) Agardh f. Jacob Georg Agardh Benson & Walkington Lyman David Benson (b. 1909) Ahles (b. 1924) Ahles Harry E. and D. L. Walkington (b. 1930) Airy-Shaw (b. 1902) Airy-Shaw Herbert Kenneth Benth. George Bentham (1800-1884) Townsend Aiton (1766-1849) Ait.' William Benth.