Rosemary Margaret Smith

1933 2004

Scottish botanist, botanical collector and scientific illustrator (1933-2004)

Rosemary Margaret Smith (1933–2004) was a Scottish botanist and illustrator who specialized in the taxonomy of the Zingiberaceae, or ginger family. Many of the species she classified and identified as being placed into improper genera were found in Asian countries, especially in the isolated island of Borneo.

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