Charles Russell Metcalfe

Charles Russell Metcalfe (1904–1991) was an English botanist and explorer,[2][3] who undertook botanical collecting expeditions in west Cameroon.[4]

Charles Russell Metcalfe
Born1904
Died1991(1991-00-00) (aged 86–87)
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge[1]
AwardsLinnean Medal, OBE[1]
Scientific career
ThesisThe 'Shab' disease of Lavender [1]
Author abbrev. (botany)CRMetcalfe

Selected publications
  • Tomlinson, Philip Barry; Metcalfe, Charles Russell (1982). Anatomy of the monocotyledons. Vol. 7 (illustrated ed.). Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198545026.
  • Metcalfe, Charles Russell; Chalk, Laurence (1979). Anatomy of the dicotyledons. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198543831.
  • Robson, Norman Keith Bonnor; Cutler, David Frederick; Gregory, Mary (1970). New research in plant anatomy. Botanical J. of the Linnean Soc. Linnean Soc. of London / Academic Press. ISBN 0125906501.
  • Metcalfe, C.R. (1976). "History of the Jodrell Laboratory as a centre for systematic anatomy" (PDF). Leiden Botanical Series (3): 1–19.

Honours

Eponymy
Genera
Species (16 + 8 + 1 registered)

The standard author abbreviation C.R.Metcalfe is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[10]

References
  1. Baas, P.; Meneega, A.M.W. (February 1970). "On the Retirement of Charles Russell Metcalfe O.B.E.". Taxon. Wiley. 19 (1): 85–87. JSTOR 1217918.
  2. "Charles Russell Metcalfe".
  3. "Charles Russell Metcalfe". Jstor.
  4. Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). Metcalfia Conert Gramineae. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. 3. ISBN 9780849326776.
  5. Conert, Hans Joachim (1960). "Metcalfia". Willdenowia. 2 (417). (IK)
  6. Croizat, Léon (1940). "Mallotus metcalfianus". J. Arnold Arbor. xxi (501). (IK)
  7. Trelease, William; Yuncker, Truman G. (1950), "Peperomia metcalfii", Piperac. N. South Amer., p. 724 (IK)
  8. "Pertusadina metcalfii". Blumea. 3 (51): 559. 2006.
  9. Kobuski, Clarence Emmeren; Chang, Hung-ta (1954). "Eurya metcalfiana". Acta Phytotax. Sin. iii (48). descr. emend. (IK)
  10. IPNI.  C.R.Metcalfe.

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