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Daniel J. Murphy

Australian botanist

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About Daniel J. Murphy

Daniel J. Murphy was an Australian botanist and botanical collector.

Daniel J. Murphy is an Australian botanist.

Biography Daniel J. Murphy completed his Ph.D. at the school of botany, The University of Melbourne in 2001. Murphy is currently a senior research scientist based at the National Herbarium of Victoria. Murphy's research is molecular based, investigating systematics, taxonomy, classification and biogeography of flowering plants. Murphy's taxa of interest include Acacia, Persoonia, Adansonia, Vachellia farnesiana and grasses.

Murphy is currently an associate editor with the following journals: Muelleria (journal) Australian Systematic Botany

The National Herbarium of Victoria holds over 200 specimens collected by Murphy and many more as an additional collector. Other herbaria in Australia holding his collections include the University of Melbourne Herbarium, Australian National Herbarium, Western Australian Herbarium, National Herbarium of New South Wales, Tasmanian Herbarium, and the N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium.

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Selected published names Acacia leprosa var. crassipoda Maslin & D.J.Murphy Acacia leprosa var. graveolens Maslin & D.J.Murphy Acacia leprosa var. magna Maslin & D.J.Murphy Acacia leprosa var. uninervia Maslin & D.J.Murphy Acacia rostriformis Maslin & D.J.Murphy Acacia stictophylla Court ex Maslin & D.J.Murphy Falcataria pullenii (Verdc.) Gill.K.Br., D.J.Murphy & Ladiges Falcataria toona (F.M.Bailey) Gill.K.Br., D.J.Murphy & Ladiges See also :Category:Taxa named by Daniel J. Murphy

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International Plant Name Index

Selected publications Books Chapters Luckow, M., Miller, J.T., Murphy, D.J. and Livshultz, T. (2003). A phylogenetic analysis of the Mimosoideae (Leguminosae) based on chloroplast DNA sequence data. In B. Klitgaard and A. Bruneau (eds), Advances in Legume Systematics, part 10, pp. 197–220. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Journal articles Murphy, D.J., Udovicic, F. and Ladiges, P.Y. (2000). Phylogenetic analysis of Australian Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) using sequence variations of an intron and two intergenic spacers of chloroplast DNA. Australian Systematic Botany 13, 745–754

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Nationality
Education
National Herbarium of Victoria, University of Melbourne
Also known as
D.J.Murphy, Dan Murphy

Frequently asked questions

Who was Daniel J. Murphy?

Australian botanist

What was Daniel J. Murphy's occupation?

Daniel J. Murphy was a botanist and botanical collector.

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Daniel J. Murphy was Australian.

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