Anthea Phillipps

Datin Anthea Phillipps B.Sc. (born 3 June 1956) is a British botanist based in Sabah, Malaysia, specialising in pitcher plants and rhododendrons.

Research

Phillipps received a Botany degree from the University of Durham, England.[1] She then worked at the Sabah Museum before joining the Sabah Parks service from 1980 to 1987 as Park Ecologist,[2][3] where she studied rhododendrons and pitcher plants.

Phillipps helped to establish the Herbarium and the Botanical Garden at Kinabalu Park.[4] She collected samples of Hornstedtia reticulata, now housed at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.[5] She also supported the creation of a botanical section of the Sabah Museum.[6]

Publications authored or coauthored by Phillipps include:

  • A Guide to the Parks of Sabah (1988)
  • Rhododendrons of Sabah (1988) (with A. Lamb, George Argent & Sheila Collenette)
  • Pitcher-Plants of Borneo (1996) (with Anthony Lamb and Chien Lee)[7]
  • Kinabalu - Summit of Borneo (1996) (with K.M. Wong)
  • Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo (2000) (with Francis Liew)
  • The Rhododendrons of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo (2007) (with G. Argent & A. Lamb)[8]

Recognition

Phillipps has had a Philopotamidae caddisfly from the genus Gunungiella named after her.[9]

The standard author abbreviation Phillipps is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[10]

Personal life

Phillipps was brought up in Sabah, Malaysia.[11] Phillipps lives in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, and is married to Datuk Anthony Lamb (with two children, Serena and Alexander Lamb). A rainforest lodge in Sukau has been named for Phillipps and Lamb.[12]

References

  1. ^ Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd. "Natural History Publications (Borneo) Author Biography". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  2. ^ Payne, Junaidi; Francis, Charles M. (1985). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo. Sabah Society. ISBN 978-967-99947-1-1.
  3. ^ Parris, B. S.; Beaman, Reed S.; Beaman, John H.; Wood, Jeffrey J. (1992). The Plants of Mount Kinabalu: Gymnosperms and non-orchid monocotyledons. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-983-812-026-5.
  4. ^ "Conservation Fellows Datuk Anthony Lamb and Anthea Phillipps". Sukau Rainforest Lodge. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Hornstedtia reticulata (K.Schum.) K.Schum". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Herbarium catalogue. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. ^ Sather, Clifford (1997). The Bajau Laut: Adaptation, History, and Fate in a Maritime Fishing Society of South-eastern Sabah. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-983-56-0015-9.
  7. ^ Malayan Naturalist. Malayan Nature Society. 1996.
  8. ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (27 May 2019). "George Argent, botanist and veteran of hair-raising expeditions to the tropics who became a world expert on Vireya rhododendrons – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. ^ Huisman, J (1993). "New species of Gunungiella (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae) from Sabah, East Malaysia" (PDF). Zoologische Mededeelingen. 67. Rijksmuseum: 75–89.
  10. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Phillipps.
  11. ^ Society, Sabah (1974). Sabah Society Journal. Sabah Society.
  12. ^ "Conservation Fellows Datuk Anthony Lamb and Anthea Phillipps". Sukau Rainforest Lodge. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.