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Rosemary Margaret Smith | |
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| Born | 1933 Scotland |
| Died | 2004 |
| Occupation | Botanist |
| Years active | 1963 – early 2000s |
| Known for | Taxonomy of the ginger family; classification of many species of ginger |
Rosemary Margaret Smith (1933–2004) was a Scottish botanist and illustrator[1] who specialized in the taxonomy of the Zingiberaceae, or ginger family.[2] Many of the species she classified and identified as being placed into improper genera were found in Asian countries, especially in the isolated island of Borneo.
Elettariopsis smithiae, a species of ginger native to Malaysia and Thailand, is named in honour of her.[3] In 2001, a genus titled Smithatris was named after her, the two species in the genus being Smithatris supraneanae and Smithatris myanmarensis.[4][5]
- ^ "Index of Botanists". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. Harvard University. 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Burtt, B. L.; Smith, R. M. (1972). "Key species in the taxonomic history of Zingiberaceae". Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 31 (2): 177–227.
- ^ Mazza, Giuseppe (22 October 2016). "Elettariopsis smithiae". Monaco Nature Encyclopedia.
- ^ Kress JW, Larsen K (1 April 2001). "Smithatris, a New Genus of Zingiberaceae from Southeast Asia". Systematic Botany. 26 (2): 226–230. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.2.226 (inactive 1 November 2024). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) - ^ Kress JW, Htun T (2003). "A Second Species of Smithatris (Zingiberaceae) from Myanmar". Novon. 13 (1): 68–71. doi:10.2307/3393567. JSTOR 3393567. Retrieved 7 January 2021.