Harris, Timothy
Job TitleHerbarium Assistant
DepartmentHerbarium, Library, Art and Archives
SectionRegional Teams
Science Teams:
Joined Kew: 2004
Qualifications & Appointments
BA, Biological Sciences
Role
Identification of material from Eastern and Southern Africa and Ethiopia, including writing treatments for ‘Flora of Tropical East Africa’ and ‘Flora Zambesiaca’. Curation of a number of families, including many within Lamiales, Gentianales and Solanales.
Projects
Selected Recent Publications
Harris, T., Darbyshire, I. & Polhill, R. (2011) New species and range extensions from Mt Namuli, Mt Mabu and Mt Chiperone in northern Mozambique Kew Bull. 66 (2)
- Timberlake, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Baena, S., Bento, C., Cook, K., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Smith, P. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Mount Namuli, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation. Project report for Darwin Initiative.
- Harris, T. & Goyder, D. J. (2007). A new species of Secamone (Apocynaceae: Secamonoideae) from southern Tanzania and a re-evaluation of S. whytei. Kew Bull. 62: 281–284
- Harris, T. & Goyder, D. J. (completed). Secamone (Apocynaceae: Secamonoideae). for Flora of Tropical East Africa Apocynaceae part 2
- Timberlake, J., Bayliss, J., Alvez, T., Baena, S., Francisco, J., Harris, T., da Sousa, C. (2007). The biodiversity and conservation of Mount Chiperone, Mozambique. Technical report for Darwin Initiative.
- Darbyshire, I. & Harris, T. (2006). Notes on the genus Rhinacanthus (Acanthaceae) in Africa with a synopsis of the R. nusutus – R. gracilis complex and a key to the African members of the genus. Kew Bull. 61(3): 401 – 418.
