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| ⚫ | '''Truman George Yuncker''' (March 20, 1891 – January 8, 1964) was a [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomic]] [[botanist]] best known for his work in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Piperaceae]]. Yuncker first taught at Manual High School in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depauw.edu/library/archives/dpuinventories/YUNCKER.htm|title=Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060916105534/http://www.depauw.edu/library/archives/dpuinventories/YUNCKER.htm|archivedate=2006-09-16}}</ref> After service in [[World War I]], he received his [[doctorate]] from the [[University of Illinois]] in 1919. Soon after, he became a faculty member at [[DePauw University]] and became head of the botany and bacteriology department in 1921 and held that post until retirement in 1956. During his tenure he described 839 new species, 211 new [[Variety (botany)|varieties]] and 25 new [[form (botany)|formae]] in the Piperaceae. He wrote the treatment of that family in almost every regional flora published during his lifetime. His early studies were on the genus ''[[Cuscuta]]'', in which he described 67 new species and 39 new varieties.<ref name="nybg">{{cite web|url=http://library.nybg.org/finding_guide/archv/yuncker_ppf.html|title=The New York Botanical Archives}}</ref> |
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Yuncker acquired an impressive collection of plant samples which became an herbarium maintained by DePauw. DePauw sold the collection to the [[New York Botanical Garden]] in 1987.<ref name="nybg" /> |
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 5 September 2024
Truman George Yuncker (March 20, 1891 – January 8, 1964) was a taxonomic botanist best known for his work in the family Piperaceae. Yuncker first taught at Manual High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1] After service in World War I, he received his doctorate from the University of Illinois in 1919. Soon after, he became a faculty member at DePauw University and became head of the botany and bacteriology department in 1921 and held that post until retirement in 1956. During his tenure he described 839 new species, 211 new varieties and 25 new formae in the Piperaceae. He wrote the treatment of that family in almost every regional flora published during his lifetime. His early studies were on the genus Cuscuta, in which he described 67 new species and 39 new varieties.[2]
Yuncker acquired an impressive collection of plant samples which became an herbarium maintained by DePauw. DePauw sold the collection to the New York Botanical Garden in 1987.[2]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism". Archived from the original on 2006-09-16.
- ^ a b "The New York Botanical Archives".
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Yunck.
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