Richard M.K. Saunders

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Richard M. K. Saunders
Born1964
Alma materUniversity of Portsmouth (Ph.D.), University of Reading (M.Sc.), University of St Andrews (B.Sc.)
Scientific career
Fields Botany
InstitutionsThe University of Hong Kong
Author abbrev. (botany) R.M.K.Saunders

Richard M. K. Saunders (born 1964) is a botanist. [1]

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Work

Among other subjects, his work has focused on the systematics and evolution of Annonaceae, a family of flowering plants. [2] [3] [4] [5]

The standard author abbreviation R.M.K.Saunders is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [6]

Legacy

He is the authority for the following taxa:

Published works

Saunder's books include:

Related Research Articles

Pseuduvaria cerina is a species of tree in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. James Sinclair, the Scottish botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its waxy yellow inner petals.

Pseuduvaria aurantiaca is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to New Guinea. Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, the Dutch botanist who first formally described the species using the basionym Orophea aurantiaca, named it after its orange colored fruit.

Pseuduvaria beccarii is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to New Guinea. Rudolph Scheffer, the Dutch botanist who first formally described the species using the basionym Orophea beccarii, named it after Odoardo Beccari, the Italian naturalist who collected the sample he examined.

Pseuduvaria borneensis is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to Borneo. Yvonne Chuan Fang Su and Richard M.K. Saunders, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after the regions of Borneo where it is distributed including East Kalimantan, Sabah and Sarawak.

Pseuduvaria bruneiensis is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to Borneo. Yvonne Chuan Fang Su and Richard M.K. Saunders, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after Brunei where the specimens they examined were collected.

Yvonne Chuan Fang Su is a Hong Kong evolutionary biologist who is notable for her co-discovery of Pseuduvaria bruneiensis and Pseuduvaria borneensis. Her doctoral work at the University of Hong Kong focused on the phylogeny of the flowering plant genus Pseuduvaria. Her work as a faculty member at Duke–NUS Medical School focuses on the evolution of viruses.

Pseuduvaria clemensiae is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to New Guinea. Yvonne Chuan Fang Su and Richard M.K. Saunders, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after Mary Strong Clemens who collected the specimen they examined.

Pseuduvaria coriacea is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to New Guinea. Yvonne Chuan Fang Su and Richard M.K. Saunders, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after its leathery leaves.

Pseuduvaria cymosa is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia. James Sinclair, the Scottish botanist who first formally described the species using the synonym Pseuduvaria macrophylla var. cymosa, named it after its branched inflorescences which are called cymes.

Pseuduvaria glabrescens is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Australia. L.W. Jessup, the botanist who first formally described the species using the synonym Pseuduvaria mulgraveana var. glabrescens, named it after the underside of its leaves which have the quality of becoming hairless as they mature.

Pseuduvaria hylandii is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Australia. L.W. Jessup, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after Bernard Hyland an Australian botanist who collected the specimen he examined.

Pseuduvaria kingiana is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to the Malay Peninsula. Yvonne Chuan Fang Su and Richard Saunders, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after Sir George King, the British botanist who first collected the species.

Pseuduvaria luzonensis is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to The Philippines. Elmer Drew Merrill, the American botanist who first formally described the species using the synonym Orophea luzoniensis, named it after Luzon in the Province of Battan, Philippines where the specimen he examined was collected along the Lamao River.

Pseuduvaria macgregorii is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to The Philippines. Elmer Drew Merrill, the American botanist who first formally described the species, named it after Richard MacGregor the Australian ornithologist and plant collector who collected the specimen Merrill examined.

Pseuduvaria mindorensis is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to the Philippines. Yvonne Su and Richard Saunders, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after the island of Mindoro where the specimen they examined was collected in the municipality of Puerto Galera.

Pseuduvaria mulgraveana is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Australia. L.W. Jessup, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the Mulgrave River in Goldsborough, Queensland where the specimen he examined was collected.

Pseuduvaria obliqua is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Borneo. Yvonne Su and Richard Saunders, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after its slightly uneven leaf bases.

Pseuduvaria oxycarpa is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Sulawesi. Sijfert Hendrik Koorders, the Dutch botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the pointed tips of its fruit.

Pseuduvaria parvipetala is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Borneo and Sumatra. Yvonne Su and Richard Saunders, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after its small petals.

Pseuduvaria unguiculata is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to The Philippines. Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer, the American botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its clawed inner petals.

References

  1. "Saunders, Richard M. K." Index of Botanists. Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. n.d. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. Weerasooriya, Aruna D.; Saunders, Richard M.K. (2010). "Monograph of Mitrephora (Annonaceae)". Systematic Botany Monographs. 90: 1–167. JSTOR   41059228.
  3. Su, Yvonne C.F.; Saunders, Richard M.K. (2006). "Monograph of Pseuduvaria (Annonaceae)". Systematic Botany Monographs. 79: 1–204. JSTOR   25027955.
  4. Saunders, Richard M. K. (2012). "The diversity and evolution of pollination systems in Annonaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 169 (1): 222–244. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01208.x . ISSN   0024-4074.
  5. Zhou, Linlin; Su, Yvonne C. F.; Thomas, Daniel C.; Saunders, Richard M. K. (2012). "'Out-of-Africa' dispersal of tropical floras during the Miocene climatic optimum: evidence from Uvaria (Annonaceae)". Journal of Biogeography. 39 (2): 322–335. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02598.x. ISSN   0305-0270. S2CID   84003364.
  6. International Plant Names Index.  R.M.K.Saunders.
  7. "Pseuduvaria bruneiensis Y.C.F.Su & R.M.K.Saunders". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  8. King, Christabel (2020). "Portriats of Trees of Hong Kong and Southern China. Richard M. K. Saunders & Chun-Chiu Pang; Illustrated by Sally Grace Bunker (Book Review)". The Linnean. 36 (1): 33–34.