Mary Douglas Tindale (19 September 1920 – 31 March 2011) was an Australia Australian botanist.[1] She was an Australian botanist specialising in pteridology (ferns) and the genera Acacia and Glycine. She devoted her life to the study of ferns, and her name is widely associated with the group of flowerless plants.[2]
Tindale was born in Randwick, New South Wales, the only child of George Harold Tindale and Grace Matilda Tindale. She attended primary school in New York while her father served as British Ambassador to the United States. She returned to Sydney, Australia to attend high school at Abbotsleigh.[3]
Tindale earned a B.Sc. in botany with Honours from Sydney University, as well as a master's degree from the same university. She became Assistant Botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney in 1944 and later served as the Australian Botanical Liaison Officer at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1949 to 1951.[4] After completing her Doctor of Science at Sydney University in 1964,[5] she was appointed the first principal research scientist at NSW Public Works. She retired from the Gardens in Sydney in 1983 after 39 years of service there.[3]
Tindale worked on the genera Glycine and Acacia. She was the first officer within NSW in the public service to be given the position of a Principal Research Scientist.[6] She was an authority on both wattles and the native soya bean, known as Glycine. Tindale was an author of the 4th edition of the book called Flora of the Sydney Region (1994). She served on numerous international committees for ferns, and was a member of the Special Committee for Pteridophytes in the International Bureau of Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature from the years of 1965 to 2005. In addition she was the secretary of the Systematic Botany Committee of ANZAAS.[6] 49 taxon names have been authored by Mary Douglas Tindale[7] and she contributed to ten books on botany.[8]
Genderedit
Tindale was reported to attend 'as many international botanical congresses as possible'.
"She lived through the era of elegant gowns and romantic dances and confessed she loved dancing the tango. She seemed proud of never having married - in those days, ''one had to give up work as soon as one married'' - and was proud to be a woman with an important academic career." ... "Tindale's assistants at the Botanic Gardens were mostly men. She was an exacting boss who kept them on their toes, toughening them up for their botanical careers."
Reporting on her career and also preparation, the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium - Biographical Notes, states that,
"She was slapdash with her lipstick but prepared for every eventuality - on one occasion at a grand function, where there wasn't enough light to read the menu, she reached into her bag and got out a magnifying glass and a large torch."[6]
Publicationsedit
Tindale, M.D. 1962. A new species of the Acacia decurrens group from New South Wales. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3(3): 127. Reference page.
Tindale, M.D. 1963. Studies in Australian Pteridophytes. No. 4. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3(4): 245–248.
Tindale, M.D. 1975. Notes on Australian taxa of Acacia No. 4. Telopea 1(1): 68–83. DOI:10.7751/telopea19753110
Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. 1992. New species of Acacia (Fabaceae : Mimosoideae) from tropical Australia. Telopea 5(1) 53–66. DOI: 10.7751/telopea19924961[9]
Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. 1996. Acacia valida (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae), a new species from Western Australia and the Northern Territory, as well as the typification and revision of A. pachyphloia. Australian Systematic Botany 9(3): 307–317. DOI: 10.1071/SB9960307
Tindale, M.D., Bedward, M. & Kodela, P.G. 1996. Acacia multistipulosa and A. rigescens (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae, Acacia sect. Juliflorae), two new species from the Northern Territory, Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 9(6): 859–866. DOI: 10.1071/SB9960859.
Pfeil, B.E. & Tindale, M.D. 2001. A review of the Glycine clandestina species complex (Fabaceae: Phaseolae) reveals two new species. Australian Systematic Botany 14: 891–900. DOI: 10.1071/SB00041.
Awards and recognitionedit
1948 - Linnean Macleay Fellowship (Botany), for study at the University of Sydney[8]
1968-1983 - Editor, Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium[5]
^"Mary Douglas Tindale". bionomia.net. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^"Fern expert aided advance of botany". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ abcFarrant, Penny. . 7 April 2011. The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Archived from the original on 28 March 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
^"Fern expert aided advance of botany". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ ab"Tindale, Mary Douglas". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ abc"Mary Douglas Tindale - biography". www.cpbr.gov.au. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^"Category:Mary Douglas Tindale taxa - Wikispecies". species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ ab"Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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Mary Douglas Tindale 19 September 1920 31 March 2011 was an Australia Australian botanist 1 She was an Australian botanist specialising in pteridology ferns and the genera Acacia and Glycine She devoted her life to the study of ferns and her name is widely associated with the group of flowerless plants 2 Mary Douglas TindaleBorn19 September 1920RandwickDied31 March 2011 2011 04 01 aged 90 SydneyNationalityAustraliaEducationSydney UniversityEmployerRoyal Botanic GardensKnown forBotanyTitleDrScholia has a profile for Mary Douglas Tindale Q4815140 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Research 3 Gender 4 Publications 5 Awards and recognition 6 ReferencesEarly life and career editTindale was born in Randwick New South Wales the only child of George Harold Tindale and Grace Matilda Tindale She attended primary school in New York while her father served as British Ambassador to the United States She returned to Sydney Australia to attend high school at Abbotsleigh 3 Tindale earned a B Sc in botany with Honours from Sydney University as well as a master s degree from the same university She became Assistant Botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney in 1944 and later served as the Australian Botanical Liaison Officer at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew from 1949 to 1951 4 After completing her Doctor of Science at Sydney University in 1964 5 she was appointed the first principal research scientist at NSW Public Works She retired from the Gardens in Sydney in 1983 after 39 years of service there 3 Tindale died in 2011 3 Research editTindale worked on the genera Glycine and Acacia She was the first officer within NSW in the public service to be given the position of a Principal Research Scientist 6 She was an authority on both wattles and the native soya bean known as Glycine Tindale was an author of the 4th edition of the book called Flora of the Sydney Region 1994 She served on numerous international committees for ferns and was a member of the Special Committee for Pteridophytes in the International Bureau of Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature from the years of 1965 to 2005 In addition she was the secretary of the Systematic Botany Committee of ANZAAS 6 49 taxon names have been authored by Mary Douglas Tindale 7 and she contributed to ten books on botany 8 Gender editTindale was reported to attend as many international botanical congresses as possible She lived through the era of elegant gowns and romantic dances and confessed she loved dancing the tango She seemed proud of never having married in those days one had to give up work as soon as one married and was proud to be a woman with an important academic career Tindale s assistants at the Botanic Gardens were mostly men She was an exacting boss who kept them on their toes toughening them up for their botanical careers Reporting on her career and also preparation the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium Biographical Notes states that She was slapdash with her lipstick but prepared for every eventuality on one occasion at a grand function where there wasn t enough light to read the menu she reached into her bag and got out a magnifying glass and a large torch 6 Publications editTindale M D 1962 A new species of the Acacia decurrens group from New South Wales Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3 3 127 Reference page Tindale M D 1963 Studies in Australian Pteridophytes No 4 Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3 4 245 248 Tindale M D 1975 Notes on Australian taxa of Acacia No 4 Telopea 1 1 68 83 DOI 10 7751 telopea19753110 Tindale M D amp Kodela P G 1992 New species of Acacia Fabaceae Mimosoideae from tropical Australia Telopea 5 1 53 66 DOI 10 7751 telopea19924961 9 Tindale M D amp Kodela P G 1996 Acacia valida Fabaceae Mimosoideae a new species from Western Australia and the Northern Territory as well as the typification and revision of A pachyphloia Australian Systematic Botany 9 3 307 317 DOI 10 1071 SB9960307 Tindale M D Bedward M amp Kodela P G 1996 Acacia multistipulosa and A rigescens Fabaceae Mimosoideae Acacia sect Juliflorae two new species from the Northern Territory Australia Australian Systematic Botany 9 6 859 866 DOI 10 1071 SB9960859 Pfeil B E amp Tindale M D 2001 A review of the Glycine clandestina species complex Fabaceae Phaseolae reveals two new species Australian Systematic Botany 14 891 900 DOI 10 1071 SB00041 Awards and recognition edit1948 Linnean Macleay Fellowship Botany for study at the University of Sydney 8 1968 1983 Editor Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 5 The standard author abbreviation Tindale is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 10 References edit Mary Douglas Tindale bionomia net Retrieved 7 October 2023 Fern expert aided advance of botany The Sydney Morning Herald 22 April 2011 Retrieved 7 October 2023 a b c Farrant Penny Mary Tindale 1920 2011 7 April 2011 The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Archived from the original on 28 March 2011 Retrieved 1 October 2012 Fern expert aided advance of botany The Sydney Morning Herald 23 April 2011 Retrieved 10 October 2017 a b Tindale Mary Douglas Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Retrieved 7 October 2023 a b c Mary Douglas Tindale biography www cpbr gov au Retrieved 7 October 2023 Category Mary Douglas Tindale taxa Wikispecies species wikimedia org Retrieved 7 October 2023 a b Trove trove nla gov au Retrieved 7 October 2023 Telopea International Plant Names Index Tindale Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Tindale amp oldid 1211027920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
