Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Muelleria Language English Publication history 1955–present | Discipline Botany Edited by Teresa Lebel | |
Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne (Australia) | ||
Muelleria is a peer-reviewed scientific journal on botany published by the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. It focuses on topics relating to plants, algae, and fungi in the southern hemisphere and Australia in particular. The journal was named in honour of Victorian Government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. Muelleria commenced publication in 1955 with funding from the Maud Gibson Trust. The trust was initiated in 1945 following the donation of £20,000 by Maud Gibson, a daughter of William Gibson, founder of the Foy & Gibson department store chain.
Muelleria was one of a number of botanical journals initiated by Australian herbariums after World War II, reflecting the increased level of botanical research undertaken at this time. James Hamlyn Willis was the editor of the three initial issues.