Leslie Pedley

Leslie Pedley (born 1930)^[1] is an Australian botanist who specialised in the genus Acacia. He is notable for bringing into use the generic name Racosperma, foreshadowing a split in the genus with the Australian species requiring to be renamed.

The standard author abbreviation Pedley is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

References

^ IPNI. Leslie Pedley
^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

External links

Portrait from the Australian National Botanic Gardens

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Name	Pedley, Leslie
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Date of birth	1930
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