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and Peter James was seconded in 1962 to curate the collection. Murray's work on the natural products of lichens contributed to developments in this area and also became important to definition of genera in the
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that contained more species in the Southern Hemisphere. Murray also visited several other lichenologists in France and Sweden including
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Murray was the author or co-author of scientific publications about organic chemistry and lichens. Some of his most significant were:
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in the 1950s, applying his knowledge and skills in plant secondary compounds as well as
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After his death, his lichen specimens (over 10,000), notes and papers were donated to
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among others, as well as lichens from the Antarctic and Subantarctic regions.
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Murray was married to Audrey. He died in a car accident on 24 June 1961.
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Studies on New Zealand Lichens Part III.–The Family Peltigeraceae
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and Einar Timdall. He returned to New Zealand in February 1961.
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Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand: Botany
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Studies of New Zealand Lichens. II—The Teloschistaceae
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Studies of New Zealand Lichens. I—The Coniocarpineae
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Category:Taxa named by James Murray (lichenologist)
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Index

Author abbrev. (botany)
organic chemist
University of Otago
lichenologist
University of Otago
lichens
morphology
Peltigeraceae
Teloschistaceae
sabbatical
Derek Barton
Imperial College, University of London
Peter James
Natural History Museum, London
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Sticta
Pseudocyphellaria
Menegazzia
Nephroma
Pannariaceae
Parmeliaceae
Henri Des Abbayes
Adolf Hugo Magnusson
Gunnar Degelius
Rolf Santesson
University of Otago
Studies of New Zealand Lichens. I—The Coniocarpineae
Studies of New Zealand Lichens. II—The Teloschistaceae
Studies on New Zealand Lichens Part III.–The Family Peltigeraceae
Keys to New Zealand lichens. Part 1.

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