Conrad Vernon Morton (24 October 1905 – 29 July 1972) was an American botanist who did notable writings on Ferns. He was also a specialist in Gesneriaceae and

Solanaceae The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and orn ...

for the Smithsonian Institution from 1928. In 1938, botanists

Standl. Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants. __TOC__ Standley was born on March 21, 1884 in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri an ...

& Steyerm., published ''

Mortoniodendron ''Mortoniodendron'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. Its native range is southern Mexico to Colombia. It is also found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panamá. Fossils indica ...

'', a genus of flowering plants from Central America, belonging to the family Malvaceae in Conrad Morton's honour. Then in 1939, botanist Robert Everard Woodson published '' Mortoniella'' a monotypic genus of flowering plants from Central America, in the family Apocynaceae, also in his honour. Later in 1975, botanist Wiehler published ''

Neomortonia ''Neomortonia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It just contains one species, ''Neomortonia rosea'' Wiehler Its native range is Costa Rica to Ecuador. It is also found in Colombia and Panamá. The ...

'', a genus of flowering plant from South America, belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.

Publications

* ''Studies of fern types'' (Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, two volumes, 1967–1973). * ''A revision of the Argentine species of '' Solanum (Academia Nacional de Ciencias, Córdoba, Argentine, 1976).

References

External links

Conrad Vernon Morton Papers, 1913-1973 and undated
from the Smithsonian Institution Archives Pteridologists 1905 births 1972 deaths 20th-century American botanists {{US-botanist-stub