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### Author
Keck, David Daniels (1903-x); American botanist; Ph. D. Berkeley 1930; collaborated with Clausen and Hiesey in their pioneer experimental systematics at Stanford (1926-1950); specialist on *Penstemon*; head curator at the New York Bot. Gard. 1950-1959; at the National Science Foundation 1959-1970; subsequently living in New Zealand (1971-1976) and California (1976-x).
**Abbreviated name**: *D. Keck* \[standard form in IPNI: *D.D.Keck*\]
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection DS|DS]]; later types at [[Collection NY|NY]]. – For duplicates see IH. Collected ca. 6000 nos. in the western United States; first set at [[Collection DS|DS]]; dupl. in 40 herbaria.
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 2: 276; Bossert p. 207; IH 2: 347; Kew 3: 227-228; Langman p. 405-406; Lenley p. 248; NW p. 50; Roon p. 60; Zander ed. 10, p. 677.
- Anon., National Science Foundation, News release 10 Nov. 1958, 1 p.; Taxon 7: 251. 1958.
- Ewan, J., Short hist. bot. U.S. 112, 114. 1969.
- Hansell, D. E., News release New York Bot. Gard. 6 Oct 1958, 1 p.
- Keck, D. D., Curriculum vitae and list of publications up to 1949, typescript in Archives NY; Personal communications to senior author 1957 and following.
- Krause, Bot. Jahrb. 66(Lit.): 38, 67. 1934.
- Merrill, E. D., Contr. U.S. natl. Herb. 30(1): 173. 1947.
- Munz, P., Aliso 5: 2. 1961 (portr. Mai 1922).
- Phillips, V. T. and M. E., Guide mss. Coll. Acad. Phila. p. 203, 209. 1963.
- Reveal, J., *in* A. Cronquist et al., Intermountain flora 1: 67, 71. 1972.
- Rickett, H. W., Bull. Torrey bot. Club 54. 1955.
#### Composite works
See Clausen, Jens, Keck, D.D. and Hiesey, William McKinley (1903-x, originally W. M. Heusi) in TL-2/suppl. A-G.
#### Eponymy
*Keckia* Straw (1966); *Keckiella* Straw (1967).
### Publications
##### n.3561. A revision of the genus Orthocarpus
**Title**
*A revision of the genus Orthocarpus*... San Franciso (published by the Academy) 1927.
**Abbreviated title**: *Revis. Orthocarp.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 11 Jun 1927, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4 16(17): 517-571. 1927. *Copy*: U.
##### n.3562. The Hawaiian silver swords
**Title**
*The Hawaiian silver swords* systematics, affinities, and phytogeographic problems of the genus Argyroxiphium... Honolulu, Hawai (published by the \[Bernice P. Bishop\] Museum) 1936.
**Abbreviated title**: *Haw. silverwords*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 20 Mar 1936, p. \[1\]-38, pl. 1-9. *Copies*: U, USDA. – Occasional Papers Bernice P. Bishop Museum 11(19), 1936.