> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 186](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33265383) of TL-2 Suppl. II > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/828-1) LSID 828-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924556) QID Q924556 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] > [!example] See also [[Black, John McConnell|first entry]] for this author ### Author \* Black, John McConnell (1855-1951), Scottish-born Australian botanist, emigrated to South Australia 1877, farmed at Baroota, S. Australia 1877-1882, settled in Adelaide as journalist 1883, retired as such 1902 and took up botany, mainly writing on the flora of South Australia, visited Great Britain, Spain, Italy, France and Germany in 1903, and again Great Britain, attending the fifth International Botanical Congress at Cambridge, later honorary lecturer in systematic botany at the University of Adelaide (ca. 1939), actively working on botany until ca. 1947. **Abbreviated name**: *J.M. Black* \[standard form in IPNI: *J.M.Black*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection AD|AD]]; further material at [[Collection B|B]], [[Collection K|K]], [[Collection MEL|MEL]], [[Collection NSW|NSW]], [[Collection P|P]]. #### Bibliography and biography Barnhart 1: 194 (b. 28 Apr 1855, Wigtown, Scotland, d. 2 Dec 1951, Adelaide); BJI 2: 14; BL 1: 67, 70, 71; Desmond p. 67; Hortus 3: 1188; IH 2: 77; Kew 1: 256; NI suppl. no. 167n; TL-2/1: 224 and see indexes; Zander ed. 10, p. 636, ed. 11, p. 722. #### Biofile - Arditti, J., ed., Orchid biol. 1: 138, 142, 151. 1977. - Eardley, C.M., Taxon 1(4): 62-63. 1952 (obit.). - Eardley, C.M. and J.B. Cleland, Trans. R. Soc. South Austr. 16: i-xii. 1953 (obit. by Eardley, list of taxa publ. by J.B. Cleland; portr., major source). - Frodin, D.G., Guide standard floras world 236a, 445. 1984. - Hall. N., Botanists of the Eucalypts 19. 1978. - Jessop, J.P., *in* J.M. Black, Flora of S. Australia ed. 3. 1. 1978 (frontisp. portr. with biogr. caption). - Robertson, E.L., Austral. Syst. Bot. Soc. Newsl. 16: 4-8. 1978 (life of B.). - Steenis, C.G.G.J. van, Fl. males. Bull. 9: 283. 1952 (obit.). - Turrill, W.B., Kew Bull. 1922: 254 (rev. *Fl. S. Austral.*, TL-2/544). - Willis, J.H., *in* J.P. Jessop, ed., Fl. Central Australia XVIII. 1981. #### Notes - (1) *Additions to the Flora of South Australia*, a series of papers illustrated by the author; 45 nos. in 41 years, for partial information see J.B. Cleland, *in* C.M. Earley and J.B. Cleland 1953, p. xi. − We had no opportunity to list these papers published between 1909 and 1949 in toto. We list below the few that came to our attention. - (2) *Australian botanical nomenclature*, Paper read to Section M (Botany), Adelaide meeting, *in* Proc. Australas. Ass. Adv. Sci., Reports 17: 742-745. 1924. - (3) *Flora of South Australia* ed. 1. 1-4. 1922-1929, see TL-2/544, additional information: *Part 1*: Aug 1922, reviews: Anon., J. Bot. 61: 27-28. Jan 1923; K. Krause, Bot. Jahrb. 58(Lit.): 55. 1 Apr 1923. *Part 2*: Jun 1924, rev. J. Britten, J. Bot. 63: 27-28. Jan 1925. *Part 3*: Dec 1926, rev. Anon., J. Bot. 65: 90. Mai 1927. *Parts 1-4* (part 4: Jun 1929): rev. Kew Bull. 1930(8): 398-399. 22 Sep 1930. *Microfiche edition*: IDC 6523. ### Publications ##### n.21.394. The naturalized flora of South Australia **Title** *The naturalized flora of South Australia*... Adelaide (Published by J.M. Black) 1909. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Natural. fl. S. Austral.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1909 (preface dated Jul 1909), p. \[1\]-192. *Copies*: MO, NSW. − "The first floristic work written in Australia on introduced plants, concisely covering 368 species..." (A.S. George, *in Fl. Australia* 1: 20. 1981). ##### n.21.395. Additions to the Flora of South Australia **Title** *Additions to the Flora of South Australia* nos. 1-45, 1909-1949, in Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. **Notes** *Publ*.: \[*1-6*, n.v., published without assigned numbers\]. *7*: 1913 (read 12 Jun 1913), cover-t.p., p. 121-124, *pl. 4-5* (uncol.). *Copy*: B. − Trans. 37: 121-124, *pl. 4-5.* 1913. \[*8-10*: n.v.\]. *11*: 1917 (read 14 Jun 1917), p. 41-52, *pl. 9-11* (uncol.). *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 41: 41-52, *pl. 9-11.* 1917. *12*: 1917 (read 11 Oct 1917), p. 378-390, *pl. 18-20* (uncol.). *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 41: 378-390, *pl. 18-20.* 1917. *13*: 1918 (read 13 Jun 1918), p. 38-61, *pl. 5-8* (uncol.). *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 42: 38-61, *pl. 5-8.* 1918. *14*: 1918 (read 10 Oct 1918), p. 168-184, *pl. 15-18* (uncol.). *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 42: 168-184, *pl. 15-18.* 1918. *15*: 1919 (read 8 Mai 1919), p. 23-44, *pl. 6-8* (uncol.). *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 43: 23-44, *pl. 6-8.* 1919. *16*: 1919 (read 9 Oct 1919), p. 349-354, *pl. 32* (uncol.). *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 43: 349-354, *pl. 32.* 1919. *17*: 1920 (read 8 Jul 1920), cover-t.p., p. 190-197, *pl. 9-10* (uncol.). *Copy*: B. − Trans. 44: 190-197, *pl. 9-10.* 1920. *18*: 1920 (read 14 Oct 1920), cover-t.p., p. 374-378, *pl. 22-23* (uncol.). *Copy*: B. − Trans. 44: 374-378, *pl. 22-23.* 1920. *19*: 1921 (read 14 Apr 1921), p. 5-24, *pl. 2-4* (uncol.). *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 45: 5-24, *pl. 2-4.* 1921. *20*: 1922 (read 19 Oct 1922), p. 565-571, *pl. 37* (uncol.). *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 46: 565-571, *pl. 37.* 1922. *21*: 1923 (read 11 Oct 1923), p. 367-370. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 47: 367-370. 1923. *22*: 1924 (read 9 Oct 1924), cover-t.p., p. 253-257. *Copy*: B. − Trans. 48: 253-257. 1924. *23*: 1925 (read 8 Oct 1925), cover-t.p., p. 270-275. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 49: 270-275. 1925. *24*: 1926 (read 14 Oct 1926), p. 283-286. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 50: 283-286. 1926. *25*: 1927 (read 13 Oct 1927), cover-t.p., p. 378-385. *Copy*: B. − Trans. 51: 378-385. 1927. *26*: 1928 (read 11 Oct 1928), p. 225-230. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 52: 225-230. 1928. *27*: 1929 (read 12 Sep 1929), p. 261-263. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 53: 261-263. 1929. *28*: 1930 (read 10 Apr 1930), p. 59-61, *pl. 4* (uncol.). *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 54: 59-61, *pl. 4.* 1930. *29*: 1931 (read 8 Oct 1931), p. 136-142, *pl. 6* (uncol.). *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 55: 136-142, *pl. 6.* 1931. *30*: 1932 (read 14 Jul 1932), cover-t.p., p. 39-47, *pl. 1-2* (uncol.). *Copy*: B. − Trans. 56: 39-47, *pl. 1-2.* 1932. *31*: 1932 (read 12 Oct 1932), cover-t.p., p. 143-158, *pl. 8-9* (uncol.). *Copies*: B, G. − Trans. 57: 143-158, *pl. 8-9.* 1932. *32*: 1934 (read 11 Oct 1934), cover-t.p., p. 168-186, *pl. 10-11* (uncol.). *Copy*: G. − Trans. 58: 168-186, *pl. 10-11.* 1934. *33*: 1935 (read 10 Oct 1935), cover-t.p., p. 252-262, *pl. 4-5* (uncol.). *Copy*: G. − Trans. 59: 252-262, *pl. 4-5.* 1935. *34*: 1936 (read 8 Oct 1936), cover-t.p., p. \[162\]-172, *pl. 16.* *Copy*: G. − Trans. 60: 162-172, *pl. 16.* 1936. *35*: 1937 (read 14 Oct 1937), cover-t.p., p. 241-249, *pl. 14* (uncol.). *Copy*: G. − Trans. 61: 241-249, *pl. 14.* 1937. *36*: 1938 (read 12 Mai 1938), cover-t.p., p. 101-160, *pl. 3-4* (uncol.). *Copies*: G, L. − Trans. 62(1): 101-160, *pl. 3-4.* 1938. *37*: 23 Dec 1938 (in journal, read 13 Oct 1938), cover-t.p., p. 352-356, *pl. 20* (uncol.). *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 62(2): 352-356, *pl. 20.* 1938. *38*: 22 Dec 1939 (in journal, read 14 Sep 1939), p. 240-246, *1 pl*.. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 63(2): 240-246, *1 pl*.. 1939. *39*: 20 Dec 1940 (in journal, read 10 Oct 1940), p. 371-375. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 64(2): 371-375. 1940. *40*: 19 Dec 1941 (in journal, read 9 Oct 1941), p. 333-334. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 65(2): 333-334. 1941. *41*: 18 Dec 1942 (in journal, read 8 Oct 1942), p. 248-249. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 66(2): 248-249. 1942. *42* \[erroneous on p. 36 "41"\]: 30 Jul 1943 (in journal, read 13 Mai 1943), p. 36-37. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 67(1): 36-37. 1943. *43*: 30 Nov 1945 (in journal, read 11 Oct 1945), p. 309-310. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 69(2): 309-310. 1945. *44*: 25 Jul 1947 (in journal, read 10 Oct 1946), p. 20-21. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 71(1): 20-21. 1947. *45*: 16 Dec 1949 (in journal, read 14 Apr 1949), p. 6. *Copy*: PERTH. − Trans. 73(1): 6. 1949. ##### n.21.396. The flowering and fruiting of Pectinella antarctica **Title** *The flowering and fruiting of Pectinella antarctica* (Cymodocea antarctica)... From "Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia... 1913". Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1913 (read 10 Apr 1913), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-5, *pl. 1* (uncol.). *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. 37: 1-5, *pl. 1.* 1913. ##### n.21.397. Botany **Title** *Botany* \[Scientific Results of S.A. White's Expedition into the interior of Australia...\] 1914. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1914, cover-t.p., p. \[460\]-471, *pl. 38-39* (uncol.). *Copy*: B. − Reprinted and to be cited from Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Australia 38: 460-471, *pl. 38-39.* 1910. *Continuation*: 1915, Botany of S.A. White's Expedition into the North-west of South Australia, ib. 39: 823-843. 1915. ##### n.21.398. One hundred years of systematic botany in South Australia **Title** Centenary address − no. 4. *One hundred years of systematic botany in South Australia* ... \[Trans. Proc. Roy. Soc. S. Australia... 1936\]. Oct. **Notes** *Publ*.: 23 Dec 1936, cover (identif., date), p. xxxi-xxxiv. *Copy*: NSW. − Reprinted and to be cited from Trans. Proc. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. 60: xxxi-xxxiv. 1936.