Susan Carter Holmes
Susan Carter Holmes (* 1933 ) is a British botanist and taxonomist at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew . She discovered and described more than 200 species of the milkweed family (Euphorbiaceae), especially the succulent euphorbias from East Africa and about 20 aloes . All of her publications appeared under her maiden name Susan Carter ; its official botanical author's abbreviation is accordingly "S.Carter" .
Susan Carter Holmes has been President of the International Euphorbia Society (IES) since it was founded in 2005.
In the plant genus Euphorbia , the species Euphorbia carteriana P.ROBally , Euphorbia holmesiae Lavranos and Euphorbia susan-holmesiae Binojk. & Gopalan was named after her.
Fonts (selection)
- New Succulent Spiny Euphorbias from East Africa . 1982, ISBN 1-878762-72-9 .
- Flora of Tropical East Africa, Euphorbiaceae . 1988, ISBN 90-6191-338-1 - with Annie Lorrain Smith
- The CITES Checklist of Succulent Euphorbia Taxa (Euphorbiaceae) . 1997, ISBN 3-89624-609-7 - with Urs Eggli
- On being a botanist at Kew . In: Euphorbia Journal . Volume 2, 1984.
Web links
- Author entry and list of described plant names for Susan Carter Holmes at the IPNI
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Carter Holmes, Susan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carter, Susan (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British botanist and taxonomist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1933 |