Allen Lowrie (10 October 1948 - 30 August 2021
) was a
Western Australian
botanist
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. He was recognised for his expertise on the genera ''
Drosera'' and ''
Stylidium
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''.
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Lowrie, originally a businessman and inventor, first experienced the
carnivorous flora of Western Australia in the late sixties and studied it as an amateur. Over time, his hobby turned into a profession and Lowrie discovered and described numerous species (especially ''
Drosera'', ''
Byblis'' and ''
Utricularia''), partly together with
Neville Marchant. From 1987 to 1998 he published ''
Carnivorous Plants of Australia'' in three volumes; a fourth is in the making.
References
1948 births
2021 deaths
20th-century Australian botanists
Scientists from Western Australia
21st-century Australian botanists
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