Christopher Francis Puttock (born 1954), often cited as C.F.Puttock, is an Australian

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

and taxonomist who has interests in the Rubiaceae and Asteraceae flowering plant families as well as Pteridophyta (ferns) and

Rhodophyta Red algae, or Rhodophyta (, ; ), are one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae. The Rhodophyta also comprises one of the largest phyla of algae, containing over 7,000 currently recognized species with taxonomic revisions ongoing. The majority ...

(red algae).

Career

Puttock has done field work in Australia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and South Africa, and museum studies in Hawaii, mainland United States, Europe, Australia and Asia. He has held the following positions: * Research Assistant,

Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of S ...

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, NSW (1978-1979). * Research Assistant, (Electron Microscopist),

Sydney University The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six ...

, Sydney, NSW (1979-1981). * Technical Officer, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW (1981-1988). * Senior Technical Officer, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW (1988-1992). * Research Scientist. Australian Nature Conservation Agency (now known as Parks Australia),

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

, ACT (1992-?). * Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution.

Selected publications

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Legacy

C.F. Puttock is the authority for 47 taxa. Following is a list of existing Wikipedia articles . For a comprehensive list of all taxa authored by Puttock, se
his profile
at IPNI.

References

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