Karen Louise Wilson

Karen Louise Wilson
Born 1950
Nationality Australian
Scientific career
Fields Botany
Institutions National Herbarium of New South Wales
Author abbrev. (botany) K.L.Wilson

Karen Louise Wilson (born 1950) is an Australian botanist.[1]

Some of her research interests are: systematics, phylogenetic and biogeographic studies on Cyperaceae, Casuarinaceae, Juncaceae and Polygonaceae.[2] Other professional interests include botanical nomenclature; botanical history, biodiversity, informatics and scientific editing.[2]

From 1973 to the present (As of 17 September 2018) she has worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, National Herbarium of New South Wales, Australia.[3]

The standard author abbreviation K.L.Wilson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

Names published

She has published at least 105 species names according to APNI,[5] while IPNI records some 148 (of which some are duplicates)[6]

Publications

(incomplete)

Journal articles

  • Plunkett, George; Wilson, Karen; Bruhl, Jeremy (2013). "Sedges in the mist: A new species of Lepidosperma (Cyperaceae, Schoeneae) from the mountains of Tasmania". PhytoKeys. 28: 19–59. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.28.5592. ISSN 1314-2003.
  • 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. ISSN 0085-4417 PDF.
  • Larridon, Isabel; Bauters, Kenneth; Semmouri, Ilias; Viljoen, Jan-Adriaan; Prychid, Christina J.; Muasya, A. Muthama; Bruhl, Jeremy J.; Wilson, Karen L.; Senterre, Bruno; Goetghebeur, Paul (2018). "Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Costularia (Schoeneae, Cyperaceae) reveals multiple distinct evolutionary lineages". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 126: 196–209. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.016. ISSN 1055-7903.
  • Thomson, S.A. et.al. (2018) "Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation". PLOS Biology. 16 (3): e2005075. 2018. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2005075. ISSN 1545-7885.
  • Musili, Paul M.; Bruhl, Jeremy J.; Wilson, Karen L. (2018). "Schoenus rupicola: a narrowly endemic species distinguished from S. melanostachys (Cyperaceae, Schoeneae) in eastern Australia". Australian Systematic Botany. 31 (3): 219. doi:10.1071/SB17046. ISSN 1030-1887.
  • Musili, Paul M.; Gibbs, Adele K.; Wilson, Karen L.; Bruhl, Jeremy J. (2016). "Schoenus (Cyperaceae) is not monophyletic based on ITS nrDNA sequence data". Australian Systematic Botany. 29 (5): 265. doi:10.1071/SB15046. ISSN 1030-1887.
  • Duke, Colin C.; Tran, Van H.; Duke, Rujee K.; Abu-Mellal, Abdallah; Plunkett, George T.; King, Douglas I.; Hamid, Kaiser; Wilson, Karen L.; Barrett, Russell L.; Bruhl, Jeremy J. (2017). "A sedge plant as the source of Kangaroo Island propolis rich in prenylated p-coumarate ester and stilbenes". Phytochemistry. 134: 87–97. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2016.11.005. ISSN 0031-9422.
  • Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro; Luceño, Modesto; Wilson, Karen L.; Waterway, Marcia J.; Roalson, Eric H. (2016). "Clarification of the Use of the Terms Perigynium and Utricle in Carex L. (Cyperaceae)". Systematic Botany. 41 (3): 519–528. doi:10.1600/036364416X692488. ISSN 0363-6445.

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..[7][8] The citation lists the following achievements and services:[8]

PeriodPosition
presentActing Manager, Plant Diversity Section, Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney
1973 -Botanist/Special Botanist
1986 - 1993Scientific editor, Telopea scientific journal
1992 - 1995Scientific representative, Committee, Friends of the Gardens
1992 -Member, Friends’ Publication Committee
2002 -Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England
1994 - 1996President, Linnean Society of NSW
1997 - 2008Vice-President, Linnean Society of NSW
1984 -Council Member, Linnean Society of NSW
1990 - 2000Chair, Joyce W Vickery Research Fund Committee
1993 - 1999Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Flora of Australia
2005 -Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Australian Systematic Botany journal
1975 - 1979Secretary, Australian Systematic Botany Society
1979 - 1980Councillor, Australian Systematic Botany Society
2008Member, new Committee for Data in Science, Australian Academy of Science
1980 -Author/Co-Author of a range of scientific publications,(mainly on sedges, rushes,she-oaks and smartweeds)
Director, Species 2000 ‘Catalogue of Life’ Program
2004 - 2006Chair, Global Team, Species 2000 ‘Catalogue of Life’
1997-Member, Global Team, Species 2000 ‘Catalogue of Life’
2001 - 2007Chair, Taxonomy Group
1999 -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.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Author Details: Wilson, Karen Louise". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Science Staff: Karen L. Wilson
  3. ↑ Researchgate: Karen L. Wilson. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ↑ IPNI.  K.L.Wilson.
  5. ↑ "APNI: Search for names by author: K.L.Wilson". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Plants authored by K.L.Wilson". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Spanish Wikipedia: Karen Louise Wilson
  8. 1 2 3 Member (AM) in the general division of the order of Australia: Mrs Karen Louise WILSON
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