Johan Hermans (born 1956) is a British botanist specialising in

orchids Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

, and an Honorary Research Associate of

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,100 ...

. His ''The Orchids of Madagascar'', described as "a now classic work", was published in a second edition in 2007. The species '' Gastrodia agnicellus'', which he described in 2020, has been called "the ugliest orchid in the world" and named by Kew as one of the "Top 10 species new to science in 2020".

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1956 births Living people 21st-century British botanists Botanists active in Kew Gardens Botanists active in Africa {{UK-botanist-stub