Karen Louise Wilson AM (born 1950) is an Australian botanist.[1]
Career
Some of her research interests are: systematics, phylogenetic and biogeographic studies on Cyperaceae, Casuarinaceae, Juncaceae and Polygonaceae.[2] Other professional interests include botanical nomenclature; botanical history, biodiversity, informatics and scientific editing.[2]
From 1973 to the present (As of 17 September 2018) she has worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, National Herbarium of New South Wales, Australia.[3] Wilson graduated from the University of New South Wales with an MSc in 1986.[4]
The standard author abbreviation K.L.Wilson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
Names published
She has published at least 105 species names according to APNI,[6] while IPNI records some 107.[7]
- Gymnanthera fruticosa K.L.Wilson (Gymnanthera cunninghamii) J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 10(1): 113 (1987).
- Rhyncharrhena linearis (Decne.) K.L.Wilson, Telopea 2(1): 38 (1980) (now Vincetoxicum lineare)
- Baumea johnsonii K.L.Wilson, Telopea 1(6): 457 (1980).
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Publications
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Journal articles
- Plunkett, George; Wilson, Karen; Bruhl, Jeremy (2013). "Sedges in the mist: A new species of Lepidosperma (Cyperaceae, Schoeneae) from the mountains of Tasmania". PhytoKeys (28): 19–59. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.28.5592. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 3881413. PMID 24399891.
- Rye, B.L., Barrett, R.L., Barrett, M.D., Bruhl, J.J., Clarke, K.L., Wilson, K.L. (2015) Five new species and a new combination in Cyperaceae from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Nuytsia 26: 167-184.ISSN 0085-4417 PDF.
- Larridon, Isabel; Bauters, Kenneth; Semmouri, Ilias; Viljoen, Jan-Adriaan; Prychid, Christina J.; Muasya, A. Muthama; Bruhl, Jeremy J.; Wilson, Karen L.; Senterre, Bruno; Goetghebeur, Paul (2018). "Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Costularia (Schoeneae, Cyperaceae) reveals multiple distinct evolutionary lineages". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 126: 196–209. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.016. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 29679713. S2CID 5028867.
- Thomson, S.A. et.al. (2018) Thomson, Scott A.; Pyle, Richard L.; Ahyong, Shane T.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Ammirati, Joe; Araya, Juan Francisco; Ascher, John S.; Audisio, Tracy Lynn; Azevedo-Santos, Valter M.; Bailly, Nicolas; Baker, William J.; Balke, Michael; Barclay, Maxwell V. L.; Barrett, Russell L.; Benine, Ricardo C.; Bickerstaff, James R. M.; Bouchard, Patrice; Bour, Roger; Bourgoin, Thierry; Boyko, Christopher B.; Breure, Abraham S. H.; Brothers, Denis J.; Byng, James W.; Campbell, David; Ceríaco, Luis M. P.; Cernák, István; Cerretti, Pierfilippo; Chang, Chih-Han; Cho, Soowon; et al. (2018). "Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation". PLOS Biology. 16 (3): e2005075. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2005075. ISSN 1545-7885. PMC 5851535. PMID 29538381.
- Musili, Paul M.; Bruhl, Jeremy J.; Wilson, Karen L. (2018). "Schoenus rupicola: a narrowly endemic species distinguished from S. melanostachys (Cyperaceae, Schoeneae) in eastern Australia". Australian Systematic Botany. 31 (3): 219. doi:10.1071/SB17046. ISSN 1030-1887. S2CID 90196364.
- Musili, Paul M.; Gibbs, Adele K.; Wilson, Karen L.; Bruhl, Jeremy J. (2016). "Schoenus (Cyperaceae) is not monophyletic based on ITS nrDNA sequence data". Australian Systematic Botany. 29 (5): 265. doi:10.1071/SB15046. ISSN 1030-1887. S2CID 89582913.
- Duke, Colin C.; Tran, Van H.; Duke, Rujee K.; Abu-Mellal, Abdallah; Plunkett, George T.; King, Douglas I.; Hamid, Kaiser; Wilson, Karen L.; Barrett, Russell L.; Bruhl, Jeremy J. (2017). "A sedge plant as the source of Kangaroo Island propolis rich in prenylated p-coumarate ester and stilbenes". Phytochemistry. 134: 87–97. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.11.005. ISSN 0031-9422. PMID 27890584.
- Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro; Luceño, Modesto; Wilson, Karen L.; Waterway, Marcia J.; Roalson, Eric H. (2016). "Clarification of the Use of the Terms Perigynium and Utricle in Carex L. (Cyperaceae)". Systematic Botany. 41 (3): 519–528. doi:10.1600/036364416X692488. ISSN 0363-6445. S2CID 89281001.
Books
Karen L. Wilson and David A. Morrison (eds.) (1998) (1998) Monocots : systematics and evolution
Honours
In 2008, she received an AM (member of the Order of Australia) in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to botany as a researcher and for the recording and documentation of Australian biodiversity.[8][9] The citation lists the following achievements and services:[9]
| Period | Position |
|---|---|
| present | Acting Manager, Plant Diversity Section, Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney |
| 1973 - | Botanist/Special Botanist |
| 1986 - 1993 | Scientific editor, Telopea scientific journal |
| 1992 - 1995 | Scientific representative, Committee, Friends of the Gardens |
| 1992 - | Member, Friends’ Publication Committee |
| 2002 - | Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England |
| 1994 - 1996 | President, Linnean Society of NSW |
| 1997 - 2008 | Vice-President, Linnean Society of NSW |
| 1984 - | Council Member, Linnean Society of NSW |
| 1990 - 2000 | Chair, Joyce W Vickery Research Fund Committee |
| 1993 - 1999 | Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Flora of Australia |
| 2005 - | Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Australian Systematic Botany journal |
| 1975 - 1979 | Secretary, Australian Systematic Botany Society |
| 1979 - 1980 | Councillor, Australian Systematic Botany Society |
| 2008 | Member, new Committee for Data in Science, Australian Academy of Science |
| 1980 - | Author/Co-Author of a range of scientific publications,(mainly on sedges, rushes,she-oaks and smartweeds) |
| Director, Species 2000 ‘Catalogue of Life’ Program | |
| 2004 - 2006 | Chair, Global Team, Species 2000 ‘Catalogue of Life’ |
| 1997- | Member, Global Team, Species 2000 ‘Catalogue of Life’ |
| 2001 - 2007 | Chair, Taxonomy Group |
| 1999 - | Member, Species 2000, Asia-Oceania Working Group |
In addition she was a member of the organising committees for regional workshops on Global Taxonomy Initiative of Convention on Biological Diversity, a convenor of the Committee on Electronic Publishing and Databasing, International Association for Plant Taxonomy (1993-2005), a convenor of the International Conference on ‘Comparative Biology of the Monocotyledons’, Sydney (1998) co-editing the proceedings, and more.[9]
See also
Taxa named by Karen Louise Wilson
References
- ^ "Author Details: Wilson, Karen Louise". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ a b Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Science Staff: Karen L. Wilson
- ^ Researchgate: Karen L. Wilson. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Karen Louise (1986). Systematic studies in Cyperus section Pinnati. University of New South Wales (Thesis). doi:10.26190/unsworks/14208. hdl:1959.4/69480. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. K.L.Wilson.
- ^ "APNI: Search for names by author: K.L.Wilson". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "International Plant Names Index: K.L.Wilson". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Spanish Wikipedia: Karen Louise Wilson
- ^ a b c "Member (AM) in the general division of the order of Australia: Mrs Karen Louise WILSON" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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