Ira Waddell Clokey (1878-1950) was an American mining engineer and botanist active in the western United States.[1] He first studied at the University of Illinois, then moved to Harvard University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in mining engineering in 1903. From 1904 to 1915, Clokey worked as a mining engineer in Mexico. In his spare time he collected plant specimens for his personal herbarium, which, however, was almost completely destroyed during a fire in 1912. In 1921, Clokey completed a Master of Science in plant pathology from Iowa State University.
Ira Waddell Clokey | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 21, 1878 |
| Died | January 13, 1950 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois, Harvard University, Iowa State University |
Clokey began intensive studies of the flora of the Charleston Mountains in southern Nevada in 1935. At the same time he started to edit and distribute the exsiccata-like specimen series Charleston Mountain Flora, Clark County, Nevada.[2] His book, Flora of the Charleston Mountains, Clark County, Nevada was accepted for publication just prior to his death in 1950.[1][3]
The International Plant Names Index lists 44 plant names published by Ira Waddell Clokey.[4]
List of plants named after him
editA number of plants have been named in his honor:[5][6]
- Allium howellii var. clokeyi Ownbey & Aase, 1972
- Astragalus oophorus var. clokeyanus Barneby, 1954
- Castilleja clokeyi Pennell, 1938 (=Castilleja applegatei subsp. martinii (Abrams) T.I.Chuang & Heckard, 1992
- Cirsium clokeyi S.F.Blake, 1938 (=Cirsium eatonii var. clokeyi (S.F.Blake) D.J.Keil, 2004)
- Cryptantha clokeyi I.M.Johnst., 1939 (=Cryptantha muricata var. clokeyi (I.M.Johnst.) Jeps., 1943)
- Ephedra clokeyi H.C.Cutler, 1939 (=Ephedra fasciculata var. clokeyi A.Nelson 1945)
- Erigeron clokeyi Cronquist, 1947
- Eriogonum heermannii var. clokeyi Reveal, 1976
- Forsellesia clokeyi Ensign, 1942 (=Glossopetalon clokeyi (Ensign) H.St.John, 1942)
- Gilia clokeyi H.Mason, 1942
- Lupinus breweri var. clokeyanus C.P.Sm., 1940
- Lupinus clokeyanus C.P.Sm., 1944 (=Lupinus argenteus var. palmeri (S.Watson) Barneby, 1986
- Mertensia clokeyi Osterh., 1919 (=Mertensia lanceolata var. secundorum (Cockerell) Cockerell 1918)
- Salvia dorrii var. clokeyi Strachan, 1982
- Silene clokeyi C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire, 1947
- Solanum clokeyi Munz, 1932
The standard author abbreviation Clokey is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Mason, H.L. (1950). "Ira Waddell Clokey". Madroño. 10 (7): 211–214. JSTOR 41422688.
- ^ "Charleston Mountain Flora, Clark County, Nevada: IndExs ExsiccataID=1824696959". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Clokey, Ira Waddel (1951). Flora of the Charleston Mountains, Clark County, Nevada. University of California Press. p. 274.
- ^ "Clokey, Ira Waddel (1878-1950)". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ "clokeyi". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ "Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Clokey.