John Donnell Smith
John Donnell Smith (born June 5, 1829 in Baltimore , † December 2, 1928 there ) was an American plant collector and botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Donn.Sm. "; earlier the abbreviation " JD Sm. " was also in use.
Life
Smith received a position as Honorary Associate at the United States National Herbarium , operated by the Smithsonian Institution , in 1905 . He held this position until his death in 1928. In 1894 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Smith was a connoisseur of the flora of Central America. He bequeathed his herbarium and library to the Smithsonian Institution .
Honor taxon
After him the plant genera Donnellsmithia J.M.Coult. & Rose ex JMCoult. from the umbelliferae family (Apiaceae) and the genus Neodonnellia Rose from the commelina family (Commelinaceae).
Works
- Check list of North American plants, including Mexican species which approach in the US boundary . 1886.
- Enumeratio plantarum guatemalensium imprimis a H. de Tuerckheim collectarum / quas edidit John Donnell Smith . HN Patterson, Oquawka IL ( botanicus.org - 1889-1907).
literature
- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for John Donnell Smith at the IPNI
- Digitized works in the Botanicus Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Conrad V. Morton, William L. Stern: The United States National Herbarium . In: Plant Science Bulletin , 12 (2), June 1966.
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smith, John Donnell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American plant collector and botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1829 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 2, 1928 |
| Place of death | Baltimore |