David Mabberley
British botanist (1948- ) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists
Professor David John Mabberley, is a British-born Australian botanist, educator and writer. Among his varied scientific interests is the taxonomy of tropical plants, especially plants of the families Labiatae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae and Rutaceae. The third edition of his plant dictionary The plant-book.
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A portable dictionary of the vascular plants was published in 2008 as Mabberley's Plant-book, for which he was awarded the Engler Medal in Silver in 2009. As of June 2017 Mabberley's Plant-book is in its fourth edition.
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Sandra KnappBoth received Peter Raven AwardKevin ThieleBoth received Nancy T. Burbidge Medal
Sherwin CarlquistBoth received José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical BotanyWalter S. JuddBoth received José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany
Charles Bixler HeiserBoth received Peter Raven Award
Wendy NelsonBoth received Nancy T. Burbidge Medal