Anna Monro
Anna Monro (born 1974) is an Australian botanist, who is working on compiling the Australian Plant Census. Her interests include the taxonomy of the Australian members of the family Polygalaceae, in preparation for their inclusion in the Flora of Australia.[1] She is the leader for the "Communications and Outreach" program at the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research.[2] From 2004 to 2008, she served as treasurer of the Australasian Systematic Botany Society and, as of 2024[update], is its publicity officer.[3]
Her name, along with that of Brendan Lepschi is honoured in the name of the species of flowering plant, Goodenia brendannarum.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Anna Monro". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Communications and Outreach". Australian Government, Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "About". Australasian Systematic Botany Society. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Kelly Anne Shepherd; Brendan J Lepschi; Eden A Johnson; Andrew G Gardner; Emily B Sessa; Rachel S Jabaily (7 July 2020). "The concluding chapter: recircumscription of Goodenia (Goodeniaceae) to include four allied genera with an updated infrageneric classification". PhytoKeys. 152: 88. doi:10.3897/PHYTOKEYS.152.49604. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 7360637. PMID 32733134. Wikidata Q98177294.
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