Robert Chinnock
Robert James (Bob) Chinnock (born 3 July 1943) is a New Zealand-born[1] Australian botanist who worked at the State Herbarium of South Australia as a senior biologist. He retired in 2008 but still works as an honorary research associate.
Robert J. Chinnock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1943 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington (MSc, 1971) Flinders University (PhD, 1982) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | State Herbarium of South Australia |
| Thesis | Taxonomy and relations in the Myoporaceae (1982) |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Chinnock |
His research interests include Eremophila[2] and related genera, the weedy Cactaceae, especially those in the genus Opuntia, and Australian ferns and clubmosses.[3]
His PhD thesis at Flinders University in 1982 was focused upon Myoporaceae,[4]
He is the author of Eremophila and allied genera : a monograph of the plant family Myoporaceae.[5] (Plants in these genera are now included in the family Scrophulariaceae.)
The standard author abbreviation Chinnock is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Person: Chinnock, Robert (Bob)". Museum of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Richmond, Guy S; Chinnock, Robert J (1 October 1994), "Seed germination of the Australian desert shrub Eremophila (Myoporaceae)", The Botanical Review, 60 (4), New York Botanical Garden: 483 (21), doi:10.1007/bf02857928, ISSN 0006-8101
- ^ "Dr RJ (Bob) Chinnock". Government of South Australia, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Chinnock, R. J. (Robert James) (1982), Taxanomy [sic] and relations in the Myoporaceae, retrieved 7 September 2016
- ^ Chinnock, R.J. (Bob) (2007). Eremophila and allied genera : a monograph of the plant family Myoporaceae (1st ed.). Dural, NSW: Rosenberg. ISBN 9781877058165.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Chinnock.
External links edit
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