John Dransfield

John Dransfield
Nationality British
Known for Botany
Taxonomy
Palm classification
Author abbrev. (botany) J.Dransf.
Spouse Soejatmi Dransfield

John Dransfield is an honorary research fellow and former head of palm research at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom,[1] as well as being an authority on the phylogenetic classification of palms.

Dransfield has written or contributed to several books on palms, notably both the first and second editions of Genera Palmarum. The first edition was the standard reference for palm evolution and classification and the second edition, expanding on the original, is expected to achieve that same benchmark.[2]

In 2004, Dransfield was awarded the Linnean Medal,[3] an annual award given by the Linnean Society of London.

The genus Dransfieldia was named for him.

Selected works

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kew Magazine Photography". Kew Royal Botanic Gardens official website. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Genera Palmarum: the Evolution and Classification of Palms Edition 2 - Project Completed". Kew Royal Botanic Gardens official website. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Recipients of the Linnean Medal" (PDF). The Linnean Society of London official website. The Linnean Society of London. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Harold Emery Moore; John Dransfield (1979). The typification of Linnean palms. International Bureau for Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  5. ↑ John Dransfield (1979). A manual of the rattans of the Malay Peninsula. Forest Dept., Ministry of Primary Industries, Malaysia. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  6. ↑ John Dransfield (1984). The rattans of Sabah. Forest Dept. Sabah. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  7. ↑ John Dransfield (1986). Palmae. CRC Press. ISBN 978-90-6191-329-0. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  8. ↑ Natalie W. Uhl; John Dransfield; Harold Emery Moore (1987). Genera Palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore, Jr. L.H. Bailey Hortorium. ISBN 978-0-935868-30-2. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  9. ↑ John Dransfield; Dennis Victor Johnson; Hugh Synge (November 1988). The palms of the New World: a conservation census. IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-941-9. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  10. ↑ John Dransfield (1992). The rattans of Sarawak. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-0-947643-41-6. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  11. ↑ John Dransfield; Henk Beentje (1995). The palms of Madagascar. Royal Botanic Gardens and the International Palm Society. ISBN 978-0-947643-82-9. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  12. ↑ A. N. Rao; V. Ramanatha Rao; John Dransfield; International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (1998). Priority species of bamboo and rattan. Bioversity International. ISBN 978-92-9043-491-7. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  13. ↑ John Dransfield (15 January 2000). Corybas West of Wallace's Line. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-226-3. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  14. ↑ Rafaël Govaerts; John Dransfield (2005). World checklist of palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-084-9. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  15. ↑ John Dransfield (2006). Field guide to the palms of Madagascar. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-157-0. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  16. ↑ William J. Baker; John Dransfield (December 2006). Field guide to the palms of New Guinea. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-138-9. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  17. ↑ John Dransfield; Natalie W. Uhl (2008). Genera Palmarum: the evolution and classification of palms. Kew Pub. ISBN 978-1-84246-182-2. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  18. ↑ "Author Query for 'J.Dransf.'". International Plant Names Index.

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