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. &
Steyerm.
Julian Alfred Steyermark (January 27, 1909 – October 15, 1988) was a Venezuelan American botanist. His focus was on New World vegetation, and he specialized in the family Rubiaceae.
Life and work
Julian Alfred Steyermark was born in St. Louis, ...
, 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'', 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 undatedfrom the
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Pteridologists
1905 births
1972 deaths
20th-century American botanists
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