Robert Stephen Adamson (2 March 1885 – 6 November 1965) was a British botanist. He was a fellow of Linnean Society (elected in 1956), the British Ecological Society and the Royal Society of South Africa and its President in 1946-1948.[1]
Robert Stephen Adamson | |
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| Born | 2 March 1885 |
| Died | 6 November 1965 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Manchester |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Adamson |
The standard author abbreviation Adamson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
Adamson is commemorated in the specific epithet adamsonii.[3]
Works
edit- On the ecology of the Ooldea district (1922)
- The ecology of the eucalyptus forests of the Mount Lofty ranges (Adelaide district), South Australia (1924)
- The Botanical features of the south western Cape Province: essays (1929)
- A revision of the South African species of Juncus (1935)
- The vegetation of South Africa (1938)[1]
- Notes on the vegetation of the Kamiesberg (1938)
- Flora of the Cape Peninsula (1950)[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Gunn, Mary; Codd, L. E. W. (1 June 1981). Botanical Exploration Southern Africa. CRC Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-86961-129-6.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Adamson.
- ^ Eggli, U.; Newton, L.E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Adamson, Robert Stephen (1885-1965)". plants.jstor.org.
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