Richard M. K. Saunders (born 1964) is a
botanist
Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...
.
Work
Among other subjects, his work has focused on the systematics and evolution of
Annonaceae
The Annonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest ...
, a
family
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s.
Legacy
He is the authority for the following
taxa
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and ...
:
*''
Pseuduvaria bruneiensis''
Published works
Saunder's books include:
*''Portraits of Trees of Hong Kong and Southern China'' (
Earnshaw Books, 2019) with Sally Bunker and Chun Chiu Pang
References
1964 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of St Andrews
Alumni of the University of Reading
Alumni of the University of Portsmouth
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