John Edward Braggins | |
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| Born | August 9, 1944[1] Wellington, New Zealand |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology, bryology |
| Institutions | University of Auckland |
| Thesis | |
John Braggins is a New Zealand bryologist.
Career
editBraggins was born on 9 August 1944,[2] and raised in Wellington, New Zealand.[3] He developed an interest in ferns as a child, completing a Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science at Victoria University of Wellington,[3] during which he studied the fern genus Botrychium.[4] In 1969, Braggins moved to Auckland, where he became a lecturer at the University of Auckland in botany and worked on a PhD on Pteris ferns,[3][4] which he was awarded in 1975.[2]
Braggins developed an interest for hornworts and liverworts during his university studied, which led to Braggins making major contributions to the knowledge base of New Zealand endemic liverworts, including making descriptions for nine liverwort species, and contributing to Engel & Glenny's Flora of the Liverworts and Hornworts of New Zealand.[4]
Braggins lectured at the University of Auckland until the the year 2000,[2] by which time he had become a senior lecturer.[5] Braggins' students included biologists such as Elizabeth Brown, Peter de Lange, Matt Renner, Matt von Konrat, Dan Blanchon and Mark Large; the latter of whom worked with Braggins to produce Spore Atlas of New Zealand Ferns and Fern Allies (1991).[3][2]
Legacy
editIn 1999, Braggins received the Borg-Warner Robert O. Bass Visiting Scientist award by the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.[6] Braggins received the Allan Mere Award, the premier award given by the New Zealand Botanical Society, in 2013.[7] In 2024, Braggins became an Associate Emeritus of Auckland War Memorial Museum, in recognition for his contributions to plant taxonomy, education and dedication to botany.[3]
Two species have been named after Braggins: the monotypic liverwort Bragginsella anomala in 1997,[8][4] and the liverwort Lepidozia bragginsiana in 2014. The taxon authors of Lepidozia bragginsiana chose to recognise Braggins due to his role in organising liverwort collecting expeditions and for mentoring younger bryologists.[9]
Taxa identified by Braggins
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- Anastrophyllum papillosum J.J.Engel & Braggins, 1998)[2]
- Chiloscyphus mediinfrons J.J.Engel & Braggins, 2009[2]
- Frullania colliculosa von Konrat, Braggins, Hentschel & Heinrichs, 2010[2]
- Frullania hattorii von Konrat & Braggins, 2003
- Frullania hodgsoniae von Konrat, Braggins, Hentschel & Heinrichs, 2010[2]
- Frullania truncatistyla von Konrat, Hentschel, Heinrichs & Braggins, 2011[2]
- Frullania wairua von Konrat & Braggins, 2005[2]
- Pteris carsei Brownsey, Perrie & Braggins, 2020[10]
- Radula cordiloba subsp. erigens M.A.M. Renner & Braggins, 2005[2]
- Riccardia furtiva Brown & Braggins, 1989[2]
- Zoopsis nitida Glenny, Braggins & R.M. Schust, 1997[2]
- Phymatosorus pustulatus Large, Braggins & Green, 1992, later synonymised to Microsorum pustulatum
Selected bibliography
edit- Blanchon, Daniel J.; Braggins, John E.; Stewart, Alison (26 February 1996). "The lichen genus Ramalina in New Zealand". The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 79 (0): 43–98. doi:10.18968/JHBL.79.0_43. ISSN 0073-0912. Wikidata Q111484771.
- Ogden, John; Braggins, John; Stretton, Kim; Anderson, Sandra (1997). "Plant species richness under Pinus radiata stands on the central North Island volcanic plateau, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 21 (1): 17–29. ISSN 0110-6465. JSTOR 24054521. Wikidata Q126934640.
- Tomlinson, P. Barry; Braggins, John E.; Rattenbury, Jack A. (1 February 1997). "Contrasted pollen capture mechanisms in Phyllocladaceae and certain Podocarpaceae (Coniferales)". American Journal of Botany. 84 (2): 214. doi:10.2307/2446083. ISSN 0002-9122. JSTOR 2446083. PMID 21712201. Wikidata Q84463468.
- Salter, Joshua; Murray, Brian G.; Braggins, John E (1 February 2002). "Wettable and unsinkable: the hydrodynamics of saccate pollen grains in relation to the pollination mechanism in the two New Zealand species of Prumnopitys Phil. (Podocarpaceae)". Annals of Botany. 89 (2): 133–144. doi:10.1093/AOB/MCF019. ISSN 0305-7364. PMC 4233786. PMID 12099344. Wikidata Q28652112.
- Toyota, Masao; Shimamura, Takuji; Ishii, Hikari; Renner, Matt; Braggins, John; Asakawa, Yoshinori (1 October 2002). "New bibenzyl cannabinoid from the New Zealand liverwort Radula marginata". Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 50 (10): 1390–1392. doi:10.1248/CPB.50.1390. ISSN 0009-2363. PMID 12372871. Wikidata Q44174412.
- Asakawa, Yoshinori; Toyota, Masao; von Konrat, Matt; Braggins, John E. (February 2003). "Volatile components of selected species of the liverwort genera Frullania and Schusterella (Frullaniaceae) from New Zealand, Australia and South America: a chemosystematic approach". Phytochemistry. 62 (3): 439–452. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00542-3. ISSN 0031-9422. PMID 12620357. Wikidata Q43553540.
- Nagashima, Fumihiro; Kasai, Wakana; Kondoh, Masuo; Fujii, Makiko; Watanabe, Yoshiteru; Braggins, John Edward; Asakawa, Yoshinori (1 October 2003). "New ent-kaurene-type diterpenoids possessing cytotoxicity from the New Zealand liverwort Jungermannia species". Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 51 (10): 1189–1192. doi:10.1248/CPB.51.1189. ISSN 0009-2363. PMID 14519928. Wikidata Q40629930.
- Large, Mark F.; Braggins, John E. (1 May 2004). Tree Ferns. Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 0881926302. Wikidata Q126935644.
- Pócs, Tamás; Sass-Gyarmati, Andrea; Naikatini, Alifereti; Tuiwawa, Marika; Braggins, John; Pócs, Sarolta; von Konrat, Matt (2011). "New liverwort (Marchantiophyta) records for the Fiji Islands". Telopea. 13 (3): 455–494. ISSN 0312-9764. Wikidata Q126934652.
- Braggins, John; Renner, Matt; Lange, Peter de (25 August 2014). "Additions to the liverwort flora of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Botanical Region". Telopea. 17: 183–194. doi:10.7751/TELOPEA20147709. ISSN 0312-9764. Wikidata Q54746351.
References
edit- ^ "Dr John Braggins". Te Papa. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Seppelt, Rod (October 2012). ‘Excellent, now I can concentrate on the liverworts.’ — A testimony to the work of John Braggins (PDF). Australasian Bryological Newsletter (Report). p. 2-8. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum – Acknowledges contributions of outstanding individuals in cultural and natural heritage fields". 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "John Braggins—noted New Zealand hepaticologist awarded 2013 Allan Mere" (PDF). Trilepidea (118): 3–4. September 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Allan Mere Award for 2013: Dr John Braggins". New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter (113). September 2013.
- ^ The Field Museum 1999 Annual Report to the Board of Trustees: Academic Affairs (PDF) (Report). The Field Museum. 20 March 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Allan Mere Award 2013 goes to Dr John Braggins". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Schuster, Rudolf M. (1997). "On Bragginsella, a New Genus of Jungermanniales from New Zealand". The Bryologist. 100 (3): 362–367. doi:10.2307/3244506. ISSN 0007-2745.
- ^ Cooper, Endymion D; Renner, Matt AM (2014). "Lepidozia bragginsiana, a new species from New Zealand (Marchantiopsida)". Phytotaxa. 173 (2): 117–126. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.173.2.2. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ Brownsey, Patrick; Braggins, John; Perrie, Leon (25 June 2020). "Pteris carsei (Pteridaceae), a new endemic fern from New Zealand previously treated as P. comans G.Forst". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 58 (3): 214–222. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2019.1701503. ISSN 0028-825X. Wikidata Q110857842.
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