Natalie Whitford Uhl
Natalie Whitford Uhl | |
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| Born | Natalie B. Whitford 1919[2] |
| Died | March 28, 2017 (aged 97–98)[1] Georgia, USA[3] |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island State College, Cornell University[1] |
| Spouse | Charles H. Uhl[3] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany Palms |
| Institutions | L. H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium[1] |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | N.W.Uhl |
Natalie Whitford Uhl (1919–2017) was an American botanist[2] who specialised in palms.[1]
The eldest of three sisters, she grew up on a farm in Rhode Island.[4] She graduated B.S in 1940 from Rhode Island State College, while at the same time publishing two papers with Vernon Cheadle, her senior year advisor (see below).[4] In 1940, she went to Cornell University[4] earning her M.S. in 1943, her Ph.D. in 1947.[1] While at Cornell, she met and married her husband, Charles Uhl.[5]
Her work with palms began in 1963[1] when she returned to Cornell University to work with Harold E. Moore.[5]
in 1978, she and John Dransfield became associate editors of Principes, the journal which later became Palms, and co-editors in 1980 with the death of Harold Moore.[5] She continued to co-edit it until 2000.[1]
The standard author abbreviation N.W.Uhl is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]
Awards
- In 2002, she won the Asa Gray award,[4][7] awarded by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists "for outstanding accomplishments pertinent to the goals of the society".[7]
- In 2009, her book,Genera Palmarum: the Evolution and Classification of Palms, won the top award in the technical category of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Literature awards.[8]
Some published names
- Chamaedorea palmeriana Hodel & N.W.Uhl (1990) Principes 34: 122, figs. 4, 5.
- Chamaedorea pedunculata Hodel & N.W.Uhl (1990) Principes 34: 131 (-132), figs. 13. 14.
- Chamaedorea pedunculata Hodel & N.W.Uhl (1990) Principes 34(3): 131.
- Chamaedorea robertii Hodel & N.W.Uhl (1990) Principes 34: 120, figs. 103.
- Oraniopsis appendiculata (F.M.Bailey) J.Dransf., A.K.Irvine & N.W.Uhl (1985) Principes 29: 61.
- Livistona carinensis (Chiov.) J.Dransf. & N.W.Uhl (1983)
- Cryosophileae J.Dransf., N.W.Uhl, C.Asmussen, W.J.Baker, M.M.Harley & C.Lewis (2005) Kew Bull. 60(4): 561.
(incomplete list)[9]
Some Publications
Books
- (1947) Studies in the floral morphology and anatomy of certain members of the Helobiae. Thesis QK82 1947 U31 (doctoral thesis) Cornell, Ithaca, N.Y.
- Moore, H.E.Jr. & Uhl, N.W. (1984) The indigenous palms of New Caledonia. Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii, Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden.
- Dransfield, J., Uhl, N.W. et. al. (2008) Genera Palmarum: evolution and classification of palms. Kew Publishing.
Articles
- Cheadle, V.I. & Whitford, N.B. (1940) Notes on the occurrence and general structure of sieve tubes in the Monocotyledoneae. American Journal of Botany: 27 (Supplement to 19), 2s.
- Cheadle, V.I.; Whitford, N.B. (1941). "Observations on the Phloem in the Monocotyledoneae. I. The Occurrence and Phylogenetic Specialization in Structure of the Sieve Tubes in the Metaphloem". American Journal of Botany. 28 (8): 623–627. doi:10.1002/j.1537-2197.1941.tb10986.x. ISSN 0002-9122.
- Uhl, Natalie W. (1966). "Morphology and Anatomy of the Inflorescence Axis and Flowers of a New Palm, Aristeyera Spicata". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 47 (1): 9–22. JSTOR 43781549.
- Hodel, D.R. & Uhl, N.W. (1990) New species of Chamaedorea from Costa Rica and Panama. Principes, 34, 120-133.
- Dransfield, John; Uhl, Natalie W.; Asmussen, Conny B.; Baker, William J.; Harley, Madeline M.; Lewis, Carl E. (2005). "A New Phylogenetic Classification of the Palm Family, Arecaceae". Kew Bulletin. 60 (4): 559–569. JSTOR 25070242.
- Uhl, N.W.; Moore, H.E. (1971). "The Palm Gynoecium". American Journal of Botany. 58 (10): 945–992. doi:10.1002/j.1537-2197.1971.tb10050.x. ISSN 0002-9122.
(incomplete)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Natalie Whitford Uhl, L. H. Bailey Hortorium Professor Emerita and palm authority, dies at 98". Blogs:Cornall University. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b IPNI: Natalie Whitford Uhl The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b Cornell Chronicle: Natalie Uhl renowned palm expert dies, at 97. (Matt Hayes, Magdalen Lindeberg, April 3, 2017)
- ^ a b c d Luckow, M. (2003) "Natalie Whitford Uhl—Recipient of the 2002 Asa Gray Award," Systematic Botany 28(1) doi:10.1043/0363-6445-28.1.1
- ^ a b c Kurth, D.J. (2000) Natalie Uhl: A Portrait of a Scientist. Palms, 44(1):34-36.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. N.W.Uhl.
- ^ a b ASPT awards, American Society of Plant Taxonomists. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Top Botanical, Horticultural Books Awarded - Plant Talk". nybg.org. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Plants authored by N.W.Uhl". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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