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Ruth Kiew
British botanist (1946–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ruth Kiew (14 April 1946 – 20 November 2025)[1] was a British botanist.[2] Kiew was awarded the David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, recognising her as "one of the world's great experts on tropical begonias" in 2002.[3] She died on 20 November 2025, at the age of 79.[4]
The standard author abbreviation Kiew is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
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Career
In 1976, Ruth Kiew became a lecturer at University of Putra Malaysia, and at one point in time had to lecture to 1040 Mixed Diploma students simultaneously.[4]
In 1997, she started serving as the keeper of the herbarium of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.[4]
In 2006, she was recruited by Saw Leng Guan to join the editorial team of the book series Flora of Peninsular Malaysia, a series published by the Forest Research Institute Malaysia. She was involved in the editing of Series I: Ferns and Lycophytes and Series II: Seed Plants. Ruth also worked as an editor for Volume Seven of the Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak.[4]
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Publications
- Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia (2005)[4] ISBN 983-812-086-3
- A Guide to Begonias in Borneo (2015)[4] ISBN 978-983-812-160-6
- Batu Caves: Malaysia's Majestic Limestone Icon (2020) ISBN 978-967-179-661-0
- Flowers of Fraser’s Hill, Peninsular Malaysia (2026) ISBN 978-983-812-221-4
References
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