People

Briggs, Marie

Job Title Herbarium Assistant
Department Herbarium
Section Regional Teams
Science Teams Rubiaceae
Joined Kew 2005
Foreign Language(s)

Qualifications & Appointments

Tropical Environmental Science BSc (Hons), Univ. Aberdeen, 2000

The Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Plants MSc, Univ. Edinburgh/RBG Edinburgh, 2004.

Role

Taxonomy and systematics of Rubiaceae focusing on the Old World Tropics; collections curation and maintenance of databases.

Taxonomy of Old World Rubiaceae, with a regional focus on SE Asia and Madagascar. Taxonomic research within tribe Octotropideae. Assisting research in molecular systematics in collaboration with institutes in Europe and SE Asia. Responsibility for curation of Rubiaceae and the preservation of Rubiaceae collections. Preparing specimens for loans or as gifts to other institutions. Maintenance of specimen, geographical and classification databases within the section.

Projects

Rubiaceae of Madagascar

World Rubiaceae Checklist