Farjon, Aljos
Job Title
Honorary Research Associate
Department
Herbarium, Library, Art & Archives
Section
Regional Teams
Science Teams:
Joined Kew:
1996Foreign Language(s):
Dutch, French, GermanQualifications & Appointments
MSc Biology; University of Utrecht (1982-1993)
University of Oxford (1993-1995)
RBG Kew (1996-2006)
Chair, IUCN Conifer Specialist Group (1995-present)
Role
Systematics and Taxonomy of Conifers (worldwide)
Head of Temperate Regional Team RBG Kew (until retirement in 2006)
Projects
Selected Recent Publications
A Handbook of the World’s Conifers (Brill, 2010)
A Natural History of Conifers (Timber Press, 2008)
Selected Earlier Publications
A Monograph of Cupressaceae and Sciadopitys (Kew Publishing, 2005)
World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers (Kew Publishing, 1998, 2001)
Pinus (Pinaceae) Flora Neotropica Monograph 75 (with Brian Styles) (NYBG, 1997) [awarded the 1997 Engler Medal in Silver]
