James O'Brien

James O'Brien

James O'Brien ( * 1842 -1930 ) fue un botánico y y horticultor inglés, taxónomo de la familia de orquídeas, y destacado horticultor.

Fue secretario del "Comité de Orquídeas" de la Royal Horticultural Society, supervisor de los editores de "The Gardeners’ Chronicle", y asistente del botánico H.G. Reichenbach. La reina Victoria, lo galardona con la primera Medalla Victoria de Horticultura (VMH).[1]. Fue un pionero en la reclasificación de muchas especies del género Cattleya, insistiendo en la existencia de especies y no de variedades de Cattleya labiata (Linden) Schltr. 1913 .

Abreviatura

La abreviatura O'Brien se emplea para indicar a James O'Brien como autoridad en la descripción y clasificación científica de los vegetales. (Ver listado de especies descritas por este autor en IPNI)

Posee 110 registros IPNI de sus identificaciones y clasificaciones de nuevas especies, las que publicaba habitualmente en : Gard. Chron.; Dict. Ic. Orch. Cattl. Hybr.; Handb. Bromel.; Flora & Sylva.

Referencias

  • Brummitt, RK; CE Powell. 1992. Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4

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