Dr Daniel Cahen
Seed Banking Botanist
Department
Team
Specialism
Taxonomy with focus on Rhamnaceae, identification and curation of Millennium Seed Bank herbarium voucher specimens
Biography: My role is to identify and curate voucher herbarium specimens collected within the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership. I have published revisions and described new species of Gouania, Smythea, Ventilago, and Ziziphus as part of my work on the taxonomic revision of Rhamnaceae in SE Asia.
- PhD by Published Work, Oxford Brookes University, 2023
- MSc Plant Biology, University of Strasbourg, 2016
- BSc Biology, University of Strasbourg, 2014
Cahen, D., Rickenback, J., & Utteridge, T. M. (2021).
A revision of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) in Borneo.
Kew Bulletin, 76, 767-804.
Cahen, D., Stenn, K. S., & Utteridge, T. M. (2020).
A revision of the genus Gouania (Rhamnaceae) in the Philippines and Sundaland.
Kew Bulletin, 75, 1-24.
Cahen, D., Toussirot, M., & Pillon, Y. (2020).
A revision of Ventilago (Rhamnaceae) in New Caledonia and Vanuatu with notes on dyeing properties.
Willdenowia, 50(2), 253-266.
Cahen, D. & Utteridge, T. M. A. (2018).
A synopsis of the genus Smythea (Rhamnaceae).
Kew Bulletin 73: 2.