Geraldine A. Allen

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Geraldine Anne Allen
Born1950 (age 73–74)[4]
Other namesGeraldine Anne Allen Guppy[2]
EducationDoctor of Philosophy
  (Botany and
  Plant pathology)[2]
Alma mater
SpouseArthur Guppy[3] (div.)
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Victoria[1]
Theses
Doctoral advisorKenton L. Chambers[2]
Other academic advisorsRoy L. Taylor[3]
Author abbrev. (botany)G.A.Allen[4]

Geraldine Anne Allen (born 1950)[4] is a botanist, professor of biology, and herbarium curator at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. She obtained formal education at the University of British Columbia and Oregon State University, earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree in botany and plant pathology from the latter in 1981. During her career, she has authored or co-authored over 50 publications, including genera chapters for Flora of North America and the Jepson Manual. She also has authored several species of the Erythronium genus.

Education[edit]

Allen earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of British Columbia in 1972 and 1975, respectively, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in botany and plant pathology from Oregon State University in 1981.[5] Her master's thesis was entitled The Systematics of Indigenous Species of Hieracium Asteraceae in British Columbia[6] and her dissertation was Biosystematics of a Western North American Polyploid Complex in the Genus Aster.[7]

Career[edit]

Cunningham biology building, University of Victoria

Allen is professor of biology[1] and herbarium curator at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.[8] During her career, she has authored or co-authored over 50 publications,[9] including the Flora of North America chapters on the genera Erythronium,[10] Eucephalus,[11] and Symphyotrichum.[12] Her work also has included chapters for the Jepson Manual on genera Symphyotrichum,[13] Erythronium,[14] and Doellingeria.[15] Allen has authored several species of the Erythronium genus.[16] The standard author abbreviation G.A.Allen is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[17]

Personal life[edit]

While Allen was writing her master's thesis, she was married to Arthur Guppy, and she used variations of the name Geraldine Anne Allen Guppy as author for her thesis,[3] her dissertation,[7] and her other 1970s publications.[18][19]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Allen, G.A. (2006). "Eucephalus Nuttall". In Flora North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America. Vol. 20. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 39–42.
  • Allen, G.A.; Robertson, K.R. (2006). "Erythronium Linnaeus". In Flora North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America. Vol. 26. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 153–163.
  • Allen, G.A. (2012). Jepson Flora Project (ed.). "Symphyotrichum [and subordinate taxa]". Jepson eFlora.
  • Allen, G.A.; Wetherwax, M. (2018). Jepson Flora Project (ed.). "Erythronium [and subordinate taxa]". Jepson eFlora, Revision 6.
  • Allen, G.A. (2020). Jepson Flora Project (ed.). "Doellingeria [and subordinate taxa]". Jepson eFlora, Revision 8.
  • Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). "Symphyotrichum Nees [and subordinate taxa]". In Flora North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America. Vol. 20. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 465–539.
  • Guppy, G.A.A. (31 December 1974). The Systematics of Indigenous Species of Hieracium Asteraceae in British Columbia (MSc thesis). Vancouver: University of British Columbia. doi:10.14288/1.0093399. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  • Guppy, G.A.; Bohm, B.A. (1976). "Flavonoids of Five Hieracium Species of British Columbia". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 4 (4). Elsevier: 231–234. doi:10.1016/0305-1978(76)90044-2. ISSN 0305-1978.
  • Guppy, G.A. (December 1978). "Species Relationships of Hieracium (Asteraceae) in British Columbia". Canadian Journal of Botany. 56 (23). Ottawa: Canadian Science Publishing: 3008–3019. doi:10.1139/b78-365. eISSN 1916-2804. ISSN 1916-2790.
  • Guppy, G.A.A. (18 December 1980). Biosystematics of a Western North American Polyploid Complex in the Genus Aster (PhD dissertation). Corvallis: Oregon State University. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ a b c University of Victoria 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Oregon State University n.d.
  3. ^ a b c Guppy 1974, p. x.
  4. ^ a b c IPNI 2021.
  5. ^ a b Botanical Society of America 1995.
  6. ^ Guppy 1974.
  7. ^ a b Guppy 1980.
  8. ^ University of Victoria 2015.
  9. ^ ResearchGate n.d.
  10. ^ Allen & Robertson 2006.
  11. ^ Allen 2006.
  12. ^ Brouillet et al. 2006.
  13. ^ Allen 2012.
  14. ^ Allen & Wetherwax 2018.
  15. ^ Allen 2020.
  16. ^ POWO 2021.
  17. ^ International Plant Names Index.  G.A.Allen.
  18. ^ Guppy & Bohm 1976.
  19. ^ Guppy 1978.

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External links[edit]

Scholia has a profile for Geraldine A. Allen (Q13415760).


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