Netta Elizabeth Gray (1913–1970) was an American botanist. She was a specialist in the

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'' and much of her research material, including anatomical microscope slides, are now housed at the U.S. National Arboretum in

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Names published

Incomplete list (of a total of 34 published names): * '' Acmopyle sahniana'' J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray, J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 142 (1947) *'' Podocarpus annamiensis'' N.E.Gray, J. Arnold Arbor. 39: 451 (1958) *'' Podocarpus pallidus'' N.E.Gray, Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 220: 46 (1959) *''Podocarpus standleyi'' J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray, J. Arnold Arbor. 29: 72 (1948)

Publications

Selected publications: *Buchholz, J.T. & Gray, Netta E. (1948
A taxonomic revision of ''Podocarpus'', I. The sections of the genus and their subdivisions with special reference to leaf anatomy.
Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 29: 49–63. *Buchholz, J.T., & Gray, Netta E. (1948
A taxonomic revision of ''Podocarpus'', II. The American species of ''Podocarpus'', section ''Stachycarpus''.
Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 29: 64–76. *Gray, Netta E. (1953) A taxonomic revision of ''Podocarpus'', VIII. The African species of section ''Eupodocarpus'', subsections A and E. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 34: 163–175. *Gray, Netta E. (1958
A taxonomic revision of ''Podocarpus'', XI. The South Pacific species of section ''Podocarpus'', subsection B
Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 39: 424–477

Honors

Species named for her: * '' Podocarpus grayae'' de Laub.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Netta Elizabeth 20th-century American botanists 1913 births 1970 deaths American women botanists 20th-century American women scientists