Antonina Ivanovna Pojarkova (1897–1980) was a

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n expert on the

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of the

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, with a particular interest in

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s and seed plants. Pojarkova authored 230 land plant species names, the eighth-highest number of such names authored by any female scientist.

Work

Pojarkova was a principal editor with B. N. Gorodkov and author of many components of the 5-volume series ''Flora of the

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region'' (''Flora Murmanskoj oblasti'') which was published by the

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, and with

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of the 30-volume series ''Flora SSSR'', which was translated into English as ''Flora of the USSR''. As well as discovering new species, her work is notable for creating infrageneric groups, such as '' Acer''

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''Trilobata'' and ''

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''Orientales''. Her specimen collection has been published for scientific study.Specimen from Collections of A.I.Pojarkova from Caucasus
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'' Pojarkovia'' in the daisy family

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is named in her honour.

References

1897 births 1980 deaths Soviet botanists Soviet women scientists {{Botanist-stub