Rosemary Margaret Smith
Scottish Botanist and illustrator (1933–2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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 |
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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]