John Kunkel Small

John Kunkel Small (born January 31, 1869 in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , † January 20, 1938 in New York City , New York ) was an American botanist known for studying flora in the southwestern United States, particularly Florida . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Small ".

Life

Small received his doctorate from Columbia University and was curator at the Herbarium of Columbia University (from 1898 first curator of the museums of the New York Botanical Garden), 1906 to 1932 as chief curator. He came to Florida for the first time in 1901 and researched its flora and fauna, where he also took numerous photographs. In his work in Florida he was supported by the patron Charles Deering .

In his book From Eden to Sahara: Floridas Tragedy , he described the destruction of nature in Florida.

Many first descriptions of new species and subspecies come from him , including Opuntia austrina and Pityopus . He is also credited with saving the wild Louisiana iris from extinction. Small spread seeds and specimens of thousands of plants from around the world from swamps that were threatened with drainage to new sites.

Honors

Smallanthus Mack was named in his honor . from the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and Smallia Nieuwl. named from the orchid family (Orchidaceae).

Fonts

Flora of the Southeastern United States 1903, 1913, 1933
Flora of Miami 1913
Flora of Lancaster County 1913
Florida Trees 1913
Flora of the Florida Keys 1913
Shrubs of Florida 1913
Ferns of Tropical Florida 1918
Ferns of Royal Palm Hammock 1918
From Eden to Sahara: Florida's Tragedy, 1929
Manual of Southeastern Flora 1932
Ferns of Vicinity of New York 1935

Individual evidence

↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .

Web links

John K. Small Collection (English)
Biography at the New York Botanical Garden (English)
Author entry and list of the described plant names for John Kunkel Small at the IPNI

personal data
SURNAME	Small, John Kunkel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American botanist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 31, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH	Harrisburg , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	January 20, 1938
Place of death	New York City , New York

[Burkhardt_2018-1] Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .