Rafaël H A Govaerts

My role involves compilation and curation of core plant names datasets in particular the World checklist of selected plant families (WCSP) and datasets resulting from it like the Plant List (TPL)and the Plants of the World Online. I manage the International Plant Names Index (IPNI) team at Kew and a global network of reviewers and compilers for WCSP resulting in peer reviewed and high quality data. My research focuses on large scale questions that can be answered using the extensive World checklist dataset. I also deal with a wide range of queries received via the IPNI, WCSP and TPL websites from users worldwide as well as from specialists with whom I closely collaborate. Research into standardisation methods for the plant name and concept data and provision of information relevant to technical developments and funding proposals. I provide support to science staff and colleagues in nomenclature and taxonomy.

• BSc (Hons), EHSAL, 1994
• Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London