Victoria Anne Wassell Graham née Smith (born 1950), is a British botanist who worked at the Natural History Museum.[1][2]

She studied Plant taxonomy at Reading University where she obtained an M.Sc. in Pure and Applied Plant Taxonomy (1973)[3] and a Ph.D. with the thesis "Taxonomic studies in Justicia".[4]

She was born Victoria Anne Wassell Smith[5] and married John Graham in 1978.

The standard author abbreviation V.A.W.Graham is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

The standard author abbreviation V.A.W.Sm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Graham, Victoria Anne Wassell (1950-)". IPNI (2021). International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. "Graham, Victoria Anne Wassell (1950-)". JSTOR. 19 April 2013.
  3. Bramwell, David; Bramwell, Zoe I. (1974). Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Stanley Thornes. pp. ix.
  4. "Taxonomic studies in Justicia". University of Reading.
  5. "Smith, Victoria Anne Wassell (1950-)". IPNI (2021). International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 16 March 2021.


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