Alma Theodora Lee | |
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Born | Alma Theodora Melvaine 12 April 1912 Tingha, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 20 October 1990 Wellington, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 78)
Known for | plant taxonomy |
Spouse | David Lee |
Scientific career | |
Author abbrev. (botany) | A.T.Lee; Melvaine |
Alma Theodora Lee (née Melvaine; 12 April 1912 — 20 October 1990) was an Australian botanist and plant taxonomist who worked at the National Herbarium of New South Wales, University of Sydney, and CSIRO.[1] She is notable for raising the standard of systematic botany in Australia, and for her revisions of Swainsona and Typha. She also studied the Fabaceae with colleagues.[2][3] The standard author abbreviation A.T.Lee is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4][5][6] She described over 40 species.[7] The March 1991 issue of the journal Telopea was dedicated to her memory.[1]