Martin Cheek

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Martin Roy Cheek
Born1960 (age 65–66)
Education University of Reading
University of Oxford
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Known forDiscovery and description of new plant species
Scientific career
Fields Botany, Taxonomy
Institutions Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Author abbrev. (botany) Cheek

Martin Roy Cheek (born 1960) is a botanist and taxonomist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [1]

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Cheek attended the University of Reading, graduating with a B.Sc. in 1981 and a M.Sc. in 1983. He earned his DPhil at the University of Oxford in 1989. [1]

Research

With Matthew Jebb, Cheek revised the pitcher plant genus Nepenthes in two major monographs: a skeletal revision in 1997 [2] and a more in-depth treatment of the Malesian species for Flora Malesiana in 2001. [3]

In these and other works, Cheek has described a number of species new to science, often in collaboration with Jebb. These include: N. abalata , [4] N. abgracilis , [5] N. alzapan , [6] N. argentii , [2] N. aristolochioides , [2] N. cid , [5] N. danseri , [2] N. diatas , [2] N. extincta , [7] N. hurrelliana , [8] N. kitanglad , [7] N. kurata , [7] N. lamii , [2] N. leyte , [7] N. mira , [9] N. murudensis , [2] N. negros , [10] N. ramos , [11] N. robcantleyi , [12] N. samar , [13] N. thai , [14] and N. ultra . [15] Cheek and Jebb also raised N. macrophylla to species rank. [2]

Cheek and his research are featured in the documentary The Mists of Mwanenguba. [16]

The standard author abbreviation Cheek is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [17]

References

  1. 1 2 Cheek, Martin R.. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea42(1): 1–106.
  3. ↑ Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2001. Nepenthaceae. Flora Malesiana15: 1–157.
  4. ↑ Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Identification and typification of Nepenthes blancoi, with N. abalata sp. nov. from the western Visayas, Philippines. Nordic Journal of Botany31(2): 151–156. doi : 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.00012.x
  5. 1 2 Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. The Nepenthes micramphora (Nepenthaceae) group, with two new species from Mindanao, Philippines. Phytotaxa151(1): 25–34. doi : 10.11646/phytotaxa.151.1.2
  6. ↑ Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Nepenthes alzapan (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Philippines. Phytotaxa100(1): 57–60. doi : 10.11646/phytotaxa.100.1.6
  7. 1 2 3 4 Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Recircumscription of the Nepenthes alata group (Caryophyllales: Nepenthaceae), in the Philippines, with four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy69: 1–23. doi : 10.5852/ejt.2013.69
  8. ↑ Cheek, M., M. Jebb, C.C. Lee, A. Lamb & A. Phillipps. 2003. Nepenthes hurrelliana (Nepenthaceae), a new species of pitcher plant from Borneo. Sabah Parks Nature Journal6: 117–124.
  9. ↑ Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 1998. Two new Philippine Nepenthes. Kew Bulletin53(4): 966. doi : 10.2307/4118886
  10. ↑ Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Typification and redelimitation of Nepenthes alata with notes on the N. alata group, and N. negros sp. nov. from the Philippines. Nordic Journal of Botany31(5): 616–622. doi : 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.00099.x
  11. ↑ Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Nepenthes ramos (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Mindanao, Philippines. Willdenowia43(1): 107–111. doi : 10.3372/wi.43.43112
  12. ↑ Cheek, M. 2011. Nepenthes robcantleyi sp. nov. (Nepenthaceae) from Mindanao, Philippines. Nordic Journal of Botany29(6): 677–681. doi : 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2011.01449.x
  13. ↑ Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Nepenthes samar (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Samar, Philippines. Blumea58(1): 82–84. doi : 10.3767/000651913X673513
  14. ↑ Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2009. Nepenthes group Montanae (Nepenthaceae) in Indo-China, with N. thai and N. bokor described as new. Kew Bulletin64(2): 319–325. doi : 10.1007/s12225-009-9117-3
  15. ↑ Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Nepenthes ultra (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Philippines. Blumea, published online on October 24, 2013. doi : 10.3767/000651913X675124
  16. ↑ "Oasis TV". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  17. ↑ International Plant Names Index. Cheek.
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