William Blakely
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William F. Blakely was an Australia
n botanist and collector. He worked with Joseph Maiden
. Maiden named a red gum in his honour, Eucalyptus blakelyi
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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...
n botanist and collector. He worked with Joseph Maiden
Joseph Maiden
Joseph Henry Maiden was a botanist who made a major contribution to knowledge of the Australian flora, especially the Eucalyptus genus. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Maiden when citing a botanical name.Joseph Maiden was born in St John's Wood, London...
. Maiden named a red gum in his honour, Eucalyptus blakelyi
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Eucalyptus blakelyi, known as the Blakelys Red Gum is a common eucalyptus tree of the tablelands of New South Wales and adjacent areas in Queensland and Victoria. Growing to tall, the trunk is smooth, with shedding scales of bark, revealing varying colours of pink, white and grey...
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External links
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/blakely-william.html