Conrad Vernon Morton

Conrad Vernon Morton (1905-1972) was an American botanist who did notable writings on Ferns. He was also a specialist in Gesneriaceae and Solanaceae for the Smithsonian Institution from 1928.^[1]

Publications

• Studies of fern types (Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, two volumes, 1967-1973).
• A revision of the Argentine species of Solanum (Academia Nacional de Ciencias, Córdoba, Argentine, 1976).

The standard author abbreviation C.V.Morton is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

References

1. ^ CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, pg 1733
2. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

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Name	Morton, Conrad V
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Date of birth	1905
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Date of death	1972
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