People
Holmes (Carter), Susan
| Job Title | Honarary Research Associate |
|---|---|
| Department | Herbarium |
| Section | Honorary Research Associate |
| Science Teams |
Malpighiales |
| Joined Kew | |
| Foreign Language(s) |
Qualifications & Appointments
BSc, Birmingham
MSc, London
Committee, Euphorbiaceae Section, International Organisation for Succulent Plant Study (1977-1996, Vice Chair 1996)
Cactus & Succulent Specialist Group, IUCN-SSC (1993-2003).
Role
Euphorbieae, particularly in Tropical Africa and especially succulent species; Aloe, particularly in Tropical Africa.
Before retirement systematic botanist in the Euphorbiaceae section of the Kew Herbarium. Prepared accounts of Euphorbieae for ‘Flora of Tropical East Africa’, ‘Flora Zambesiaca’ and ‘Flora of Somalia’. Also Aloe and relatives for ‘Flora of Tropical East Africa’ and ‘Flora Zambesiaca’. Since retiring in 1999, continuing to name material and answer queries on these same groups in the Herbarium and especially in Kew’s horticultural collections, as well as queries from abroad. Presently working on third volume to accompany 'The Aloes of South Africa' (1950) and 'The Aloes of Tropical Africa and Madagascar' (1996) by G.W. Reynolds, to include all species described since, all taxonomic revisions and a key to aid identification of all known taxa, about 500 in total (with co-authors: Prof. L.E. Newton, Kenyatta University, Nairobi and J.J. Lavranos, Portugal).
Projects
World Checklist of Malpighiales
Selected Publications 2001-2005
Carter, S. (2001). Aloaceae. In Pope, G.V. (ed) Flora Zambesiaca 12(3): 48-98.
Carter, S. (2001). Euphorbieae (Euphorbiaceae). In Pope, G.V. (ed) Flora Zambesiaca 9(5): 339-452.
Carter, S. (2002). Euphorbiaceae. In Eggli, U. (ed) Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants, Dicotyledons. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag. 99-230.
Carter, S. (2002). Euphorbiaceae. In Eggli, U. (ed) Sukkulenten-Lexikon, Zweikeimblättrige Pflanzen. Stuttgart: Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. 103-243.
Carter, S. & Eggli, U. (2003). The CITES Checklist of Succulent Euphorbia taxa (Euphorbiaceae), 2nd edition. Bonn: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation.
Selected Publications pre-2001
Carter, S. (1982). New succulent spiny Euphorbias from East Africa. Hook. Ic. Pl. 39(3): tab. 3851-3875.
Carter, S. (1988). Euphorbiaceae, Tribe Euphorbieae. In Polhill, R.M. (ed) Flora of Tropical East Africa: Euphorbiaceae 2: 409-564.
Carter, S. [as Holmes, S.] (1993). 27, Euphorbiaceae; 28, Monadenium. In Thulin, M. (ed) Flora of Somalia, 1. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 306-339.
Carter, S. (1994). A preliminary classification of Euphorbia subgen. Euphorbia. Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard. 81: 368-379.
Carter, S. (1994). Aloaceae. In Polhill, R.M. (ed) Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-60.