John Torrey (1796–1873), U.S. botanist.

John Torrey

IPNI standard form: Torr.

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1819

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  • Torrey, J. 1819. A Catalogue of Plants growing spontaneously within thirty miles of the City of New-York. Webster & Skinners, Albany. 100 pp. BHL MDZ Reference page

1820s

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1830s

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  • Torrey, J. 1831. Catalogue of North American Genera of Plants, arranged according to the orders of Lindley’s Introduction to the Natural System of Botany. In: Lindley, J. An introduction to the Natural System of Botany: Or, A systematic View of the Organization, natural affinities, and geographical distribution of the whole vegetable kingdom; together with the uses of the most important species in medicine, the arts. G. & C. & H. Carvill, New York. BHL
  • Torrey, J. 1836. Monograph of North American Cyperaceae. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 3: 239–448. BHL Reference page

1840s

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  • Torrey, J. & Gray, A. 1838–1840. A Flora of North America containing abridged Descriptions of all the known indigenous and naturalized Plants growing North of Mexico; arranged according to the Natural System, Vol. 1. 740 pp. Wiley & Putnam, New-York. BHL Reference page
  • Torrey, J. & Gray, A. 1841–1843. A Flora of North America containing abridged Descriptions of all the known indigenous and naturalized Plants growing North of Mexico; arranged according to the Natural System, Vol. 2. 527 pp. Wiley & Putnam, New York. BHL Reference page
  • Torrey, J. 1843. A flora of the state of New-York: comprising full descriptions of all the indigenous and naturalized plants hitherto discovered in the state with remarks on their economical and medicinal properties. Vol. 1. 458 pp., 71 pl. Carroll & Cook, printers to the Assembly, Albany. BHL Reference page
  • Torrey, J. 1843. A flora of the state of New-York: comprising full descriptions of all the indigenous and naturalized plants hitherto discovered in the state with remarks on their economical and medicinal properties. Vol. 2. 572 pp., pl. 73–161. Carroll & Cook, printers to the Assembly, Albany. BHL Reference page
  • Torrey, J. 1843. Catalogue of plants collected by Mr. Charles Geyer under the direction of Mr. I. N. Nicollet during the exploration of the region between the Mississippi alnd Missouri Rivers. In: Nicollet, J.N. Report intended to illustrate a map of the hydrographical basin of the upper Mississippi river. Blair and Rives, Printers, Washington. p. 143–165. BHL
  • Torrey, J. 1845. Catalogue of Plants collected by Lieutenant Frémont in his expedition to the Rocky Mountains. In: Frémont, J.C. Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843–’44. Gales & Seaton, Washington.: 81–98. BHL Reference page
  • Torrey, J. & Frémont, J.C. 1845. Descriptions of some new genera and species of plants, collected in Captain J. C. Frémont's exploring expedition to Oregon and North California, in the years 1843–'44. In: Frémont, J.C. Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843–'44. Gales & Seaton, Washington.: 311–319. BHL Reference page

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1860s

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1870s

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  • Torrey, J. 1874. Phanerogamia of Pacific North America. In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.. Vol. 17, Botany III, Philadelphia, p. 207–514. BHL
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