People
Harris, Timothy
| Job Title | Herbarium Assistant |
|---|---|
| Department | Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives |
| Section | Regional Teams |
| Science Teams |
Drylands: Africa |
| Joined Kew | 2004 |
| Foreign Language(s) |
Qualifications & Appointments
BA, Biological Sciences
Role
Research and herbarium curation in support of African flora accounts.
Identification of material from Eastern and Southern Africa, including flora writing for ‘Flora of Tropical East Africa’ and 'Flora Zambesiaca'. Curation of a number of families, including many within Lamiales, Gentianales and Solanales
Projects
Darwin 15/036: Monitoring and Managing Biodiversity Loss in South-East Africa’s Montane Ecosystems
Selected Recent Publications
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.
