Conrad Vernon Morton Explained

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 for the Smithsonian Institution from 1928.^[1]

In 1938, botanists Standl. & Steyerm., published Mortoniodendron, a genus of flowering plants from Central America, belonging to the family Malvaceae in Conrad Morton's honour.^[2] 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.^[3] Later in 1975, botanist Wiehler published Neomortonia, a genus of flowering plant from South America, belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.^[4]

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).

External links

• Conrad Vernon Morton Papers, 1913-1973 and undated from the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=VEe-tlZHvM4C&dq=%22Conrad+Vernon+Morton&pg=PA1733 CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, pg 1733
2. Web site: Mortoniodendron Standl. & Steyerm. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 18 May 2021 . en.
3. Web site: Mortoniella Woodson Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 29 October 2021 . en.
4. Web site: Neomortonia Wiehler Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 18 May 2021 . en.