People
Sands, Martin
| Job Title | Honorary Research Associate |
|---|---|
| Department | Herbarium |
| Section | Honorary Research Associate |
| Science Teams |
Wet Tropics: SE Asia |
| Joined Kew | |
| Foreign Language(s) | French, German, some Malay and Indonesian. |
Qualifications & Appointments
BSc (Hons), Univ. London, 1963.
Organising committee, RGS/Linnean Soc. Kimberley Research Project, W Australia
Council, Linnean Society of London (1990-1991)
Trustee, Kew Guild (President,1991-1993)
Biodiversity Committee, Tropical Forest Forum (1993-1995)
Committee, 3
Role
Taxonomic research on Begoniaceae, primarily from SE Asia, especially Borneo, New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand.
Taxonomic expertise: Begoniaceae, Balanitaceae. Begoniaceae work includes currently completing co-authored ‘Flora of Tropical East Africa’ Begoniaceae account, Begonia of Borneo account (book) including description of new species. Section Symbegonia and Begonia of Mulu in preparation; accumulating data for other areas including Sulawesi, Philippines and Thailand. Recently presented papers at ‘Flora Malesiana’ symposium in Philippines (2004) and ‘Flora of Thailand’ meeting in Dublin, 2005. Regional expertise in SE Asia & Malesian Region, NW Australia and Mediterranean.
Projects
Selected Publications 2001-2005
Sands, M.J.S. (2001). Begoniaceae. In Beaman, J.H., Anderson, C. & Beaman, R.S. (eds) The Plants of Mount Kinabalu 4. Kota Kinabalu/Kew: Natural History Publications (Borneo) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. xii, 147-163 & Plates 7B,C & D, 8,9 & 10.
Sands, M.J.S. (2001). The Desert Date and its Relatives: a revision of the genus Balanites. Kew Bulletin 28:211-256.
Sands, M.J.S. (2001). Plant Portraits: 407. Begonia goudotii. Begoniaceae. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 18(1): 12-17.
Sands, M.J.S. (2001). Begoniaceae in the Flora Malesiana region. In Saw, L.G., Chua, L.S.L. & Khoo, K.C. (eds) Taxonomy: the cornerstone of biodiversity. Proceedings of the Fourth International Flora Malesiana Symposium 1998. Kuala Lumpur: Forest Research Institute Malaysia. 161-168.
Sands, M.J.S. (2003). Balanitaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Rotterdam: Balkema. 14 pp.
Selected Publications pre-2001
Sands, M.J.S. (1973). New Aspects of the floral vascular anatomy in some members of the Order Rhoeadales sensu Hutch. Kew Bulletin 28:211-256.
Sands, M.J.S. (1990). Six New Begonias from Sabah. Kew Magazine 7(2):57-85
Sands, M.J.S. (1990). Balanitaceae. In Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds) Flora of Ethiopia 3:433-436.
Sands, M.J.S. (1990). Begoniacées. In Flores des Mascareignes 102. 11 pp.
Sands, M.J.S. (1996). Begoniaceae. In Coode, M.J.E., Dransfield, J., Forman, L.L., Kirkup, D.W. & Idris M.Said (eds) Checklist of the Flowering Plants & Gymnosperms of Brunei Darussalam. Forestry Department, Brunei Darussalam & Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. 38-40 & 432-434.