Conrad Vernon Morton (24 October 1905 – 29 July 1972) was an American botanist, who did notable writings on ferns. He was also a specialist in Gesneriaceae and Solanaceae for the Smithsonian Institution from 1928.[1]
conrad, vernon, morton, october, 1905, july, 1972, american, botanist, notable, writings, ferns, also, specialist, gesneriaceae, solanaceae, smithsonian, institution, from, 1928, 1938, botanists, standl, steyerm, published, mortoniodendron, genus, flowering, p. Conrad Vernon Morton 24 October 1905 29 July 1972 was an American botanist who did notable writings on ferns He was also a specialist in Gesneriaceae and Solanaceae for the Smithsonian Institution from 1928 1 In 1938 botanists Standl amp Steyerm published Mortoniodendron a genus of flowering plants from Central America belonging to the family Malvaceae in Conrad Morton s honour 2 Then in 1939 botanist Robert Everard Woodson published Mortoniella a monotypic genus of flowering plants from Central America in the family Apocynaceae also in his honour 3 Later in 1975 botanist Wiehler published Neomortonia a genus of flowering plant from South America belonging to the family Gesneriaceae 4 Publications editStudies of fern types Smithsonian Institution Press Washington two volumes 1967 1973 A revision of the Argentine species ofSolanum Academia Nacional de Ciencias Cordoba Argentine 1976 The standard author abbreviation C V Morton is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 5 References edit CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names pg 1733 Mortoniodendron Standl amp Steyerm Plants of the World Online Kew Science Plants of the World Online Retrieved 18 May 2021 Mortoniella Woodson Plants of the World Online Kew Science Plants of the World Online Retrieved 29 October 2021 Neomortonia Wiehler Plants of the World Online Kew Science Plants of the World Online Retrieved 18 May 2021 International Plant Names Index C V Morton External links editConrad Vernon Morton Papers 1913 1973 and undated from the Smithsonian Institution Archives nbsp This article about an American botanist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conrad Vernon Morton amp oldid 1188229074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
