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### Author
Cleland, Ralph Erskine (1892-1971), American botanist, plant geneticist, born in LeClair, Iowa, at the University of Pennsylvania, A.B. 1915, M.S. 1916, Ph.D. 1919 in botany, instructor at Goucher College, Baltimore 1919, later professor and departmental chairman, chairman botany at Indiana University 1938-1958, dean of the graduate school 1952-1958, distinguished service professor 1958-1963, distinguished service professor emeritus 1963-1971.
**Abbreviated name**: *R.E. Cleland* \[standard form in IPNI: *R.E.Cleland*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Unknown.
#### Bibliography and biography
Kew 1: 569; Roon p. 28.
#### Biofile
- Anon., Amer. men sci. ed. 11: 894. 1965.
- Ewan, J. et al., Short hist. bot. U.S. 18, 65, 78. 1969.
- Hecht, A., Plant Sci. Bull. 17(3): 27-28. 1971 (obit., portr.).
- Hunt Institution, Biogr. dict. bot. portr. coll. 77. 1972.
- Steiner, E., Genetics 71(3,2): 87-88. 1972 (obit., d. 11 Jun 1971).
- Stubbe, W., Ber. deut. bot. Ges. 89(1): 91-96. 1976 (obit., portr., bibl.).
#### Outside our period
- (1) *Oenothera*: Cytogenetics and evolution. Experimental Botany no. 5, London, New York (Academic Press) 1972, p. x, 370 p. – See e.g. H. Scholz, Bot. Jahrb. 93(Lit.): 18-19. 6 Jun 1973, A. Löve, Taxon 22(4): 478-479. 5 Sep 1973.
### Publications
##### n.26.568. reduction divisions in the pollen mother cells of Oenothera franciscana
**Title**
The *reduction divisions in the pollen mother cells of Oenothera franciscana*... Reprinted from the American Journal of Botany... 1922. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jul 1922 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. 391-413, *pl. 25-27* (uncol. draw.). *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Amer. J. Bot. 9: 391-413. 1922.
##### n.26.569. Meiosis in pollen mother cells of Oenothera franciscana sulfurea
**Title**
*Meiosis in pollen mother cells of Oenothera franciscana sulfurea*... Botanical Gazette ... 1924. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 17 Apr 1924 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 149-170, *pl. 14-15.* *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Gaz. 77(2): 149-170, *pl. 14-15.* 1924.
##### n.26.570. Chromosome behavior
**Title**
*Chromosome behavior* during meiosis *in* the *pollen mother cells* of certain *Oenotheras* ... The American Naturalist... 1925. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Sep-Oct 1925 (date on p. 475), p. 475-479. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Amer. Natural. 59: 475-479. 1925.
##### n.26.571. Meiosis in pollen mother cells of Oenothera
**Title**
*Meiosis in pollen mother cells of Oenothera* biennis and Oenothera biennis sulfurea ... Genetics... 1926. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Mar 1926 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. 127-162. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Genetics 11: 127-162. 1926.
##### n.26.572. Cytological study of meiosis in
**Title**
*Cytological study of meiosis in* anthers of *Oenothera muricata*... Botanical Gazette ... 1926. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 30 Sep 1926 (in journal), cover-t.p., p. 55-70, *pl. 3-4* (uncol. draw.). *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Gaz. 82(1): 55-70, *pl. 3-4.* 1926.
##### n.26.573. genetics of Oenothera
**Title**
The *genetics of Oenothera* in relation to chromosome behavior, with special reference to certain hybrids... Leipzig (Verlag von Gebrüder Borntraeger) 1928. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1928, cover-t.p., p. \[554\]-567. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Verh. V. Intern. Kongr. Vererb.-Wiss. Berlin 1927, Suppl. I., Z. indukt. Abstamm. Vererb.-Lehre: 554-567. 1928.
##### n.26.574. New evidence
**Title**
*New evidence* bearing upon the problem *of the cytological basis for genetical peculiarities in the Oenotheras*... Reprinted from The American Naturalist... 1929. Oct.
**Notes**
*Co-author*: Friedrich Oehlkers (b. 6 Mai 1890).
*Publ*.: Nov-Dec 1929 (in journal, read 27 Dec 1928), p. 497-510. *Copies*: B, L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Amer. Natural. 63: 497-510. 1929.
##### n.26.575. Meiosis in
**Title**
*Meiosis in* the pollen mother cells of *the Oenotheras*, and its probable bearing upon certain genetical problems... Reprinted from Proceedings of the International Congress of Plant Sciences... 1929. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1929 (read 20 Aug 1926), cover (identif.), p. 317-331. *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Proc. Intern. Congr. Pl. Sci. \[Ithaca, New York\] 1: 317-331. 1929.
##### n.26.576. Chromosome behavior
**Title**
*Chromosome behavior* in the pollen mother cells of several strains of *Oenothera Lamarckiana*... Berlin (Verlag von Gebrüder Borntraeger) 1929. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1929 (mss. rd. 23 Feb 1928), cover-t.p., p. \[126\]-145, *pl. 1-2* (uncol. draw.). *Copy*: L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Z. Indukt. Abstamm. Vererb.-Lehre 51(1): 126-145, *pl. 1-2.* 1929.
##### n.26.577. Erblichkeit und Zytologie verschiedener Oenotheren
**Title**
*Erblichkeit und Zytologie verschiedener Oenotheren* und ihrer Kreuzungen... Sonderabdruck aus den Jahrbüchern für wissenschaftliche Botanik... 1930. Oct.
**Notes**
*Co-author*: Friedrich Oehlkers (b. 6 Mai 1890).
*Publ*.: 1930 (Nat. Nov. Nov 1930), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-124. *Copies*: B, L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Jahrb. wiss. Bot. 73(1): 1-124. 1930.
##### n.26.578. probable origin of Oenothera rubricalyx
**Title**
The *probable origin of Oenothera rubricalyx* "Afterglow" on the basis of the segmental interchange theory... Reprinted from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences... 1931. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Jul 1931 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[437\]-440. *Copies*: B, L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 17(7): 437-440. 1931.
##### n.26.579. Cytological evidence of genetical relationships in Oenothera
**Title**
*Cytological evidence of genetical relationships in Oenothera*... Reprinted from The American Journal of Botany... 1931. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Oct 1931 (date on p. 629, mss. rd. 10 Mar 1931), p. 629-640. *Copies*: B, L. – Reprinted and to be cited from Amer. J. Bot. 18: 629-640. 1931.
##### n.26.580. crossing over within chromosome rings of Oenothera
**Title**
A contribution to an understanding of *crossing over within chromosome rings of Oenothera*... Reprinted from Genetics... 1934. Oct.
**Notes**
*Co-author*: William Henry Brittingham.
*Publ*.: Jan 1934 (date on cover-t.p.), cover-t.p., p. \[62\]-72. *Copy*: B. – Reprinted and to be cited from Genetics 19: 62-72. 1934.
##### n.26.581. Cyto-taxonomic studies
**Title**
*Cyto-taxonomic studies* on certain *Oenotheras* from *California*... Reprinted from Proceedings American Philosophical Society... 1935. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1935 (read 19 Apr 1934), p. 339-429. *Copy*: BKL. – Reprinted and to be cited from Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 75(5): 339-429. 1935.
##### n.26.582. Species relationships
**Title**
*Species relationships* in *Onagra*... Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society... 1937. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Apr 1937 (date on p. 477), p. 477-542, *pl. 1-2* (uncol. phot.). *Copy*: BKL. – Reprinted and to be cited from Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 77(4): 477-542, *pl. 1-2.* 1937.