Thomas Gordon Hartley
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Thomas Gordon Hartley is an American
botanist
.
with the academic degree Bachelor of Science
at the Wisconsin State Universities. In 1957 he received his Master of Science
and in 1962 his Ph.D.
degree at the University of Iowa
.
From 1961 to 1965 he led an expedition of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
to New Guinea
for the study of phytochemical
s. From 1965 to 1971 he was associative curator at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
in Cambridge, Massachusetts
. Since 1971 he is Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra
, Australia
.
Thomas Gordon Hartley became notable for his study on the family Rutaceae
. He described several new plant taxa and genera from Papua New Guinea
, New Caledonia
, Australia
, Peninsular Malaysia
like Maclurodendron
and Neoschmidia and wrote revisions on genera like Zanthoxylum
and Acronychia
. In 1989, he and Benjamin Clemens Stone
made a major revision of the genera Melicope
and Pelea
when they largely synonymized the genus Pelea with the genus Melicope.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
botanist
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
.
Biography
In 1955 Hartley graduated in botanyBotany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
with the academic degree Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
at the Wisconsin State Universities. In 1957 he received his Master of Science
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
and in 1962 his Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
.
From 1961 to 1965 he led an expedition of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is the national government body for scientific research in Australia...
to New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
for the study of phytochemical
Phytochemical
Phytochemicals are biologically active chemical compounds that occur naturally in plants . Phytochemicals are the molecules responsible for the color and organoleptic properties . For example, the deep purple color of blueberries and the smell of garlic...
s. From 1965 to 1971 he was associative curator at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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. Since 1971 he is Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Thomas Gordon Hartley became notable for his study on the family Rutaceae
Rutaceae
Rutaceae, commonly known as the rue or citrus family, is a family of flowering plants, usually placed in the order Sapindales.Species of the family generally have flowers that divide into four or five parts, usually with strong scents...
. He described several new plant taxa and genera from Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...
like Maclurodendron
Maclurodendron
Maclurodendron is a plant genus from the family Rutaceae. It was first described in 1982 by Thomas Gordon Hartley.It consists of six evergreen tree species in particular native to Vietnam, China, Sabah, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sarawak. They are dioecious. The leaves are opposite and the leave...
and Neoschmidia and wrote revisions on genera like Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family, Rutaceae, native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. Common names include Prickly-ash and Hercules' Club.The fruit of several species are used to make the spice...
and Acronychia
Acronychia
Acronychia is a genus of 44 species of plants, mainly shrubs, in the rue family Rutaceae. They have a broad distribution covering China, Southeast Asia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and the islands of the western Pacific Ocean....
. In 1989, he and Benjamin Clemens Stone
Benjamin Clemens Stone
Benjamin Clemens Masterman Stone was a British–American botanist.Stone was born in Shanghai, China to a British father, who worked for the government, and an American mother. He graduated from Pomona College in Claremont, California and, in 1960, received a Ph.D...
made a major revision of the genera Melicope
Melicope
Melicope is a genus of about 230 species of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae, occurring from the Hawaiian Islands across the Pacific to tropical Asia, Australia and New Zealand...
and Pelea
Pelea
Pelea may refer to:* A genus of mammals containing a single species, the Grey Rhebok, Pelea capreolus* A genus of Hawaiian plants in the family Rutaceae, now considered synonymous with MelicopePalea spelled with an initial a may refer to:...
when they largely synonymized the genus Pelea with the genus Melicope.
Works (selected)
- 1966: A revision of the Malesian species of Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae)
- 1967: A revision of the genus Lunasia (Rutaceae)
- 1969: A revision of the genus Flindersia (Rutaceae)
- 1970: Additional notes on the Malesian species of Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae)
- 1974: A revision of the genus Acronychia (Rutaceae)
- 1975: Additional notes on the genus Flindersia (Rutaceae)
- 1975: A new species of Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) from New Guinea
- 1977: A revision of the genus Acradenia (Rutaceae)
- 1977: A revision of the genus Bosistoa (Rutaceae)
- 1989: (with Benjamin Clemens StoneBenjamin Clemens StoneBenjamin Clemens Masterman Stone was a British–American botanist.Stone was born in Shanghai, China to a British father, who worked for the government, and an American mother. He graduated from Pomona College in Claremont, California and, in 1960, received a Ph.D...
): Reduction of Pelea with new combinations in Melicope (Rutaceae). Taxon 38: 119–23 - 2001: Allertonia. On the taxonomy and biogeography of Euodia and Melicope (Rutaceae).