Brendan John Lepschi (born 1969) is an Australian botanist, whose interests include the taxonomy of the genus Melaleuca, the families Santalaceae and Goodeniaceae and how exotic species become naturalised.[1]

He is the curator of the Australian National Herbarium at the Australian National Botanic Gardens[1] which currently hold 1.2 million plant specimens. Lepschi is one of 3 editors of Census of the Vascular Plants, Hornworts, Liverworts and Slime Moulds of the Australian Capital Territory[2] and the author or co-author of many taxonomic papers.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Staff profiles - Brendan lepschi". Australian National Botanic Garden. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Census of the Vascular Plants, Hornworts, Liverworts and Slime Moulds of the Australian Capital Territory". Australian National Botanic Garden. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ↑ International Plant Names Index.  Lepschi.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.