People
Haigh, Anna L.
| Job Title | e-Science Araceae Taxonomist |
|---|---|
| Department | Herbarium |
| Section | Monocot Systematics |
| Science Teams |
Monocots I: General Alismatids & Lilioids |
| Joined Kew | 2002 |
| Foreign Language(s) | basic French, Spanish and Portuguese |
Qualifications & Appointments
BSc (Hons), Biology, Univ. Bristol, 2000
Role
Research on Araceae, including interactive keys, Web-based Taxonomy and the Neotropics.
Compiling content for webpages as part of creating a taxonomic e-science project, funded by NERC. Creating interactive web-deliverable keys in LUCID3 to the Genera of Araceae, Arum and Anthurium (c. 700 currently accepted species).
Projects
Araceae Taxonomic Knowledge Base
Electronic Cataloguing and Imaging of Monocot Type Specimens
Plant Diversity and Conservation in Bolivia
Selected Publications 2001-2005
Haigh, A., Wilkin, P. & Rakotonasolo, F. (2005). A new species of Dioscorea L. (Dioscoreaceae) from western Madagascar and its distribution and conservation status. Kew Bulletin 60 (2): 273-281.