Iris Sheila Collenette

Iris Sheila Collenette (née Darnton) (born 26 August 1927, died 24 July 2017) was a British botanist, plant collector, and author noted for her work on the flora of Saudi Arabia, particularly her books An illustrated guide to the flowers of Saudi Arabia and Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia.[1][2] The species Aloe sheilae and Rhytidocaulon sheilae were named in her honor.[3] She identified at least fourteen species.[4] The standard author abbreviation Collen. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

Works
  • Collenette, Sheila (1985). An illustrated guide to the flowers of Saudi Arabia. Scorpion. ISBN 9780905906454. OCLC 924681691.[6]
  • Collenette, Sheila (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia. NCWCD. OCLC 924045825.
  • Collenette, Sheila (1998). A checklist of botanical species in Saudi Arabia. International Asclepiad Society. ISBN 9780953237609. OCLC 38854653.

References
  1. Mccoy, Tom A (September 2017). "Iris Sheila Collenette (1927–2017)". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 89 (5): 236–238. doi:10.2985/015.089.0506.
  2. "Collenette, Iris Sheila (1927-) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2013). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 220. ISBN 9783662071250. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. "Tropicos | Person - Collenette, Iris Sheila". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. IPNI.  Collen.
  6. Barneby, Rupert C.; Colenette, Sheila (October 1986). "An Illustrated Guide to the Flowers of Saudi Arabia". Brittonia. 38 (4): 430. doi:10.2307/2807095. JSTOR 2807095.
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