Person

Henderson, Rodney John Francis (Rod) (1938 - )

Born
15 January 1938
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Taxonomic botanist

Summary

Rod Henderson is a taxonomic botanist who for over 40 years worked at the Queensland Herbarium. In his research he focused on the families Solanaceae, Liliaceae (particularly the genus Dianella), Euphorbiaceae and Rubiaceae. His field collecting took him to many places in eastern Australia and the southwest of Western Australia. Over 3,500 specimens are held by the Herbarium. Henderson was technical expert for the Herbarium's journal Austrobaileya in matters of botanical nomenclature and the interpretation of the International code for botanical nomenclature, in both of which he was considered expert. He was also responsible for producing the census of Queensland plants, the later editions of which included cryptogams. Henderson was an active member of the Australian Systematic Botany Society, serving as Editor of the Society's newsletter for four years and as a member of Council from 1981 to 1988.

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Chronology

1954 - 1957
Career position - Clerk, Queensland Department of Public Lands
1957 - 1960
Career position - Cadet, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock
1960 - 2002
Career position - Assistant Botanist (later Botanist), Queensland Herbarium
1975 - 1978
Career position - Editor, Australian Systematic Botany Society newsletter
1978 - 1979
Career position - Australian Botanical Liaison Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1981 - 1988
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Systematic Botany Society
2002
Career event - Retired

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Published resources

Books

  • Henderson, R. J. F., Queensland plants: names and distribution (Indooroopilly, Qld: Queensland Herbarium, 1997), 286 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Henderson, R. J., 'Incorporation of the Society', Australian Systematic Botany Society newsletter, 46 (1986), 13-21. Details
  • Henderson, R. J. F., 'C.T. White Memorial Lecture for 1987: writing for the Flora of Australia', Queensland naturalist, 28 (1/4) (1987), 75-83. Details
  • Henderson, Rodney J. F., 'A note on F. M. Bailey's botany bulletins', Austrobaileya, 2 (1) (1984), 107. Details
  • Simon, Bryan, 'Retirement of Rod Henderson of the Queensland Herbarium', Australian Systematic Botany Society newsletter, 113 (2002), 20-5. Details

See also

Helen Cohn

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