Drinkell, Clare L.

Job Title

Assistant Botanist

Department

Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives

Section

Regional Teams

Science Teams:

Joined Kew: 2002

Qualifications & Appointments

BA (Hons), Leicester Polytechnic, 1992

Role

South-East Asia and Pacific curatorial support; Primulaceae systematic research.
 

Curation and maintenance of South-East Asia and Pacific herbarium collections, including preparation for mounting, sorting, identification and incorporation of new material; re-curation of material according to published revisions; processing of loans to and from the Herbarium; databasing and imaging as required; dealing with enquiries, visitors and volunteers in the section.

Systematic research into Systellantha (Myrsinaceae) and the development of tropical plant identification skills.