Lewis Leonard Forman

Lewis Leonard Forman (29 June 1929 – 16 June 1998) was a British botanist, born in London. He was an expert on spermatophytes, particularly Menispermaceae, and specialised in the plants of Southeast Asia.^[1] He graduated from the University of London in 1950 and was appointed to the staff of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1951, serving as a senior official there from 1966 to 1989.^[2]

Forman was honoured with his eponymous species:

• (Euphorbiaceae) Glochidion formanii Airy Shaw^[3]
• (Lauraceae) Litsea formanii Kosterm.^[4]
• (Melastomataceae) Medinilla formanii Regalado^[5]
• (Menispermaceae) Stephania formanii Kundu & S.Guha^[6]
• (Menispermaceae) Tinospora formanii Udayan & Pradeep^[7]