Pauline Lesley Perry | |
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Born | |
Nationality | British |
Education | Wye College, University of London |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden |
Author abbrev. (botany) | P.L.Perry |
Pauline Lesley Perry (born 13 August 1927, London) is a South African botanist, horticulturalist and plant collector. [1]
Pauline Lesley Perry studied at Wye College, University of London in 1946–1949, graduating Bachelor of Sciences, and then taught biology in the United Kingdom before coming to South Africa in 1972. [2]
From 1976 Perry worked with the National Botanic Gardens of South Africa, stationed at the Karoo Botanic Granden, Worcester, specializing in geophytes from the winter rainfall region of the Cape, especially Namaqualand. [2] She and Dierdre Anne Snijman made many field trips in this region. [3] In 1984, Perry started collecting plants, especially spermatophytes. [4] She published 85 names of plants. [5]
Pauline Lesley Perry retired in 1989. [2] After retirement, she continued publishing scientific articles and books, such as A vegetation survey of the Karoo National Botanic Garden Reserve, Worcester (1990), [6] Growing Geophytes at the Karoo Gardens (1991), [7] A revision of the genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae) (1994), [8] and Bulbinella in South Africa (1999) based on the part of a M.Sc. thesis submitted to the Botany Department of the University of Cape Town. [2]
Generic plants’ name perryae honors Perry. [1]
Amaryllis belladonna, the Jersey lily, belladonna-lily, naked-lady-lily, or March lily, is a plant species native to Cape Province in South Africa but widely cultivated as an ornamental. It is reportedly naturalized in many places: Corsica, Portugal, the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, the Scilly Isles of Great Britain, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ascension Island, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Chile, California, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Michigan and the Juan Fernández Islands.
Eriospermum is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains about 80-100 species, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Johanna Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst was a South African botanical artist.
Pappea capensis is a South African tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is the only species in the genus Pappea.
Nieuwoudtville is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The town lies on the Bokkeveld Escarpment, and was established in 1897. The Nieuwoudtville Falls on the Doring River are located a few kilometres north of the town.
The Hantam National Botanical Garden is situated outside Nieuwoudtville. It is the first National Botanical Garden in the Northern Cape. The main section of the garden is 5 km south-east of the town, neighbouring the Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve.
Ixia monadelpha, also known as the pied kalossie or bontkalossie, is an endangered species of geophyte found in wet sandy flats in the southwestern Cape of South Africa.
Robertson Karoo is a semi-arid vegetation type, restricted to sections of the Breede River Valley, Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is a subtype of Succulent Karoo and is characterised by the dominance of succulent plant species, and by several endemic plants and animals.
Dierdré "Dee" Anne Snijman is a South African botanist and plant taxonomist who is notable for studying and writing extensively on bulbs. She has described over 120 species and has written comprehensive works on South African flora. She received the 1997 Herbert Medal from the International Bulb Society for her research on Amaryllis.
Eriospermum bowieanum is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum, endemic to the Robertson Karoo region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Eriospermum cooperi is a species of flowering plant of the Asparagaceae family. It is a summer rainfall species found in rocky grassland and open scrub from the Eastern Cape, South Africa to Zimbabwe. It has a solitary erect leaf, white to pale green flowers and grows to 60 cm. The outer tepals are sometimes reddish brown.
Eriospermum breviscapum is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum, indigenous to South Africa.
Eriospermum dregei is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum.
Eriospermum capense is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum, indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Eriospermum bayeri is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum, indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Eriospermum proliferum is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family.
Bulbinella nutans is a species of plants in the family Asphodelaceae. It is found in the Cape Province of South Africa.
Bulbinella cauda-felis is a species of plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is widespread in the Cape Province of South Africa. This species favours drier regions, in renosterveld and karoo vegetation, where it grows in shale or clay soils.
Eriospermum exile is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum, indigenous to South Africa.