Karen Louise Wilson (born 1950) is an Australian botanist.
Career Some of her research interests are: systematics, phylogenetic and biogeographic studies on Cyperaceae, Casuarinaceae, Juncaceae and Polygonaceae. Other professional interests include botanical nomenclature; botanical history, biodiversity, informatics and scientific editing.
From 1973 to the present () she has worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, National Herbarium of New South Wales, Australia.Researchgate: Karen L. Wilson. Retrieved 17 September 2018. Wilson graduated from the University of New South Wales with an MSc in 1986.
Names published She has published at least 105 species names according to APNI, while IPNI records some 107. 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). (incomplete)
Publications (incomplete)
Journal articles
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. PDF.
Thomson, S.A. et.al. (2018)
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.Spanish Wikipedia: Karen Louise Wilson The citation lists the following achievements and services: Period Positionpresent Acting Manager, Plant Diversity Section, Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney 1973 - Botanist/Special Botanist1986 - 1993 Scientific editor, Telopea scientific journal1992 - 1995Scientific representative, Committee, Friends of the Gardens1992 - Member, Friends' Publication Committee2002 - Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England 1994 - 1996President, Linnean Society of NSW1997 - 2008 Vice-President, Linnean Society of NSW 1984 - Council Member, Linnean Society of NSW 1990 - 2000Chair, Joyce W Vickery Research Fund Committee1993 - 1999Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Flora of Australia 2005 - Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Australian Systematic Botany journal1975 - 1979 Secretary, Australian Systematic Botany Society1979 - 1980Councillor, Australian Systematic Botany Society 2008 Member, new Committee for Data in Science, Australian Academy of Science1980 - Author/Co-Author of a range of scientific publications,(mainly on sedges, rushes, she-oaks and smartweeds) Director, Species 2000 'Catalogue of Life' Program2004 - 2006Chair, Global Team, Species 2000 'Catalogue of Life' 1997- Member, Global Team, Species 2000 'Catalogue of Life' 2001 - 2007Chair, Taxonomy Group1999 - 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.
See also Taxa named by Karen Louise Wilson
References
External links wikidata query for taxa named by Karen Wilson