Muelleria (journal)

Muelleria is a peer-reviewed scientific journal on botany published by the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.[1] It focuses on topics relating to plants, algae, and fungi in the southern hemisphere and Australia in particular.[2] The journal was named in honour of Victorian Government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller.[3] Muelleria commenced publication in 1955 with funding from the Maud Gibson Trust.[3] The trust was initiated in 1945 following the donation of £20,000 by Maud Gibson, a daughter of William Gibson, founder of the Foy & Gibson department store chain.[4]

Muelleria
DisciplineBotany
LanguageEnglish
Edited byAlastair Robinson
Publication details
History1955–present
Publisher
FrequencyAnnually
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Muelleria
Indexing
CODENMAJBAC
ISSN0077-1813
LCCN95655014
OCLC no.01641190
Links

Muelleria was one of a number of botanical journals initiated by Australian herbaria after World War II, reflecting the increased level of botanical research undertaken at this time.[3] James Hamlyn Willis was the editor of the three initial issues.[5]

Muelleria editors

References
  1. "Muelleria; an Australian Journal of Botany. Melbourne". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. "Muelleria". Science publications. Royal Botanic Gardens. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  3. Hewson, Helen (1999). Australia: 300 years of botanical illustration. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-643-06365-5.
  4. "£20,000 Gift for Botanic Gardens". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 July 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 28 July 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Provenance 1 – James Hamlyn Willis". The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  6. D.B.Foreman (1995). "From the Editor" (PDF). Muelleria. 8 (3): 263.


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