Amal Amin

Amal Amin (born 1929) is an Egyptian botanist.^[1]

She participated in naming the following plants:

Asteraceae Echinops taeckholmianus Amin
Asteraceae Launaea subgen. Microrrhynchus (Less.) Amin ex Rech.f.
Asteraceae Launaea subgen. Pseudosonchus Amin ex Rech.f.
Asteraceae Launaea sect. Pseudosonchus (Amin ex Rech.f.) N.Kilian
Asteraceae Launaea subgen. Zollikoferia (DC.) Amin ex Rech.f.
Asteraceae Launaea brunneri (Webb) Amin ex Boulos
Asteraceae Launaea exauriculata (Oliv. & Hiern) Amin ex Boulos
Asteraceae Launaea polydichotoma (Ostenf.) Amin ex N.Kilian
Asteraceae Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Amin
Asteraceae Launaea remotiflora (DC.) Amin ex Rech.f.
Asteraceae Launaea rueppellii (Sch.Bip.) Amin ex Boulos
Asteraceae Launaea taraxacifolia (Willd.) Amin ex C.Jeffrey

The species Launaea amal-aminiae is named after her.

References

↑ "Harvard University Herbaria - Index of Botanists - Amal Amin". Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard University. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
↑ "Author Query for 'Amin'". International Plant Names Index.

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