Alma Theodora Lee

Australian botanist (1912-1990).

Alma Theodora Lee (née Melvaine; 12 April 1912 — 20 October 1990) was an Australian botanist and plant taxonomist who worked at the National Herbarium of New South Wales, University of Sydney, and CSIRO. She is notable for raising the standard of systematic botany in Australia, and for her revisions of Swainsona and Typha. She also studied the Fabaceae with colleagues. The standard author abbreviation A.T.Lee is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. She described over 40 species. The March 1991 issue of the journal Telopea was dedicated to her memory.

Abbreviations: Melvaine, A.T.Lee
Occupations: phycologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Australia
Dates: 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Tingha
Direct attributions: 40 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 52 plants, 0 fungi

40 plants attributed, 12 plants contributed to52 plants:

Xanthorrhoea johnsonii (Forest Grasstree) A.T.Lee 1966
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Xanthorrhoea johnsonii (also known as Johnson's Grass Tree) is a large plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea found in eastern Australia. The trunk can grow to 5 metres tall. Older foliage is very strong, hence one of the common names being "steel grass", and is commonly used in floral design where it can be bent and looped without breaking. It was named after the Australian botanist L.A.S. Johnson.
Aenictophyton reconditum A.T.Lee 1973
plant species in the fabaceae family
Aenictophyton reconditum is a plant in the Fabaceae family, endemic to Australia, and first described in 1973 by Alma Theodora Lee, from a specimen collected in central Australia. It is found in the north of Western Australia and in the Northern Territory. It is a wiry, almost leafless shrub growing from 0.3 to 0.6 m high, on sand dunes. Its yellow and orange and brown flowers may be seen from May to November.
Aenictophyton A.T.Lee 1973
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Aenictophyton is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It contains two species which are endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1973 by Alma Theodora Lee.
Lomandra spicata (Rainforest Mat Rush) A.T.Lee 1962
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Lomandra spicata is a rainforest flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is found in eastern Australia.
Lomandra gracilis (Slender Matrush) (R.Br.) A.T.Lee 1962
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Lomandra gracilis is a perennial, rhizomatous herb that is found in New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. It was first described in 1810 as Xerotes gracilis by Robert Brown, but was re-assigned to the genus, Lomandra, in 1962 by Alma Theodora Lee.
Lomandra fluviatilis (R.Br.) A.T.Lee 1962
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Lomandra fluviatilis is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Lomandra cylindrica A.T.Lee 1962
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Lomandra cylindrica is a species of plant in the Asparagaceae family, first described in 1962 by Alma Theodora Lee. It is a perennial and is endemic to Australia, being found in New South Wales and Victoria, where it occurs in dry sclerophyll forest on sandy soils. It is sparsely tufted. The male inflorescence is from 1/3 to 1/2 the length of the leaves and is unbranched or has a few short branches, while the female inflorescence is shorter and rarely branched.
Crotalaria smithiana (Yellow Rattlepod) A.T.Lee 1978
plant species in the fabaceae family
Crotalaria smithiana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae, first described in 1978 by Alma Theodora Lee. It is found in inland New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. It flowers after rain.
Swainsona forrestii F.Muell. ex A.T.Lee 1948
plant species in the fabaceae family
Swainsona forrestii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the central northern Western Australia. It is an erect or spreading, single-stemmed annual herb, with imparipinnate leaves with about 13 to 17 narrowly egg-shaped or narrowly ellipitic leaflets, and racemes of dark brownish red to purple or pink flowers in racemes of 30 or more.
Muelleranthus stipularis (J.M.Black) A.T.Lee 1973
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Lomandra tropica A.T.Lee 1980
plant species in the asparagaceae family
Lomandra tropica is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found in northern Australia, in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It was first described in 1980 by Alma Theodora Lee.
Lomandra patens A.T.Lee 1962
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Lomandra patens is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found in Australia.
Lomandra laxa (Broadleaved Matrush) (R.Br.) A.T.Lee 1962
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Lomandra laxa is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland. It was first described in 1810 as Xerotes laxa by Robert Brown, but in 1962 it was transferred to the genus, Lomandra, by Alma Theodora Lee.
Lomandra brevis A.T.Lee 1962
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Lomandra brevis is a species of plant in the Asparagaceae family, first described in 1962 by Alma Theodora Lee. It is a perennial and is endemic to New South Wales, occurring in the Sydney region in dry sclerophyll forest on sandstone derived soils. It grows in small dense tussocks. It flowers in both spring and autumn. The male inflorescence is from 10 to 15 cm and is unbranched or has a few short branches, while the female inflorescence is about 5 cm long and is unbranched.
Lomandra bracteata (Small Matrush) A.T.Lee 1962
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Lomandra bracteata is a species of plant in the Asparagaceae family, first described in 1962 by Alma Theodora Lee. It is a perennial, subtropical plant, endemic to New South Wales.
Swainsona rostellata A.T.Lee 1948
plant species in the fabaceae family
Swainsona rostellata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to inland areas of Western Australia. It is a prostrate perennial herb with imparipinnate leaves with 7 to 13 wedge-shaped leaflets, and racemes of usually up to 3 purple flowers.
Swainsona recta (Mountain Swainson-pea) A.T.Lee 1948
endangered plant species in the fabaceae family
Swainsona recta, commonly known as mountain Swainson-pea or small purple pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-east of continental Australia. It is an erect or ascending perennial plant with imparipinnate leaves with 5 to 13 very narrowly linear leaflets, and racemes of about 6 to more than 25 purple flowers.
Swainsona pedunculata A.T.Lee 1948
plant species in the fabaceae family
Swainsona pedunculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to inland areas of Western Australia. It is a small, ascending annual herb with imparipinnate leaves with 3 to 7 narrowly elliptic or lance-shaped leaflets, and racemes of 2 to 3 purple flowers.
Swainsona minutiflora A.T.Lee 1948
plant species in the fabaceae family
Swainsona minutiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a prostrate, herbaceous plant with imparipinnate leaves with 5 to 9 oblong or narrowly oblong leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, and racemes of 3 to 7 yellow or pinkish flowers.
Swainsona laciniata A.T.Lee 1948
plant species in the fabaceae family
Swainsona laciniata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to north-western Australia. It is a prostrate or ascending perennial herb with imparipinnate leaves with 7 to 13 broadly elliptic to broadly egg-shaped leaflets, and racemes of 3 to 8 purple flowers.
Swainsona elegans A.T.Lee 1948
plant species in the fabaceae family
Swainsona elegans is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a prostrate or ascending annual with imparipinnate leaves, usually with 7 to 15 egg-shaped or elliptic leaflets, and racemes of up to 15 blue or reddish-purple flowers.
Swainsona decurrens A.T.Lee 1948
plant species in the fabaceae family
Swainsona decurrens is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to northern inland areas of Australia. It is an erect annual with imparipinnate leaves usually with 15 to 19 narrowly elliptical leaflets and racemes of 20 to 30 red or purple flowers.
Muelleranthus trifoliolatus (Muelleranthus Trifoliatus) (F.Muell.) A.T.Lee 1973
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Bossiaea oligosperma A.T.Lee 1981
plant species in the fabaceae family
Bossiaea oligosperma, commonly known as few-seeded bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with broadly egg-shaped to more or less round leaves with a small point on the tip, and yellow and red flowers.
Lomandra nana (Dwarf Mat-rush) (A.T.Lee) A.T.Lee 1986
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
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Lomandra mucronata (R.Br.) A.T.Lee 1972
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
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Swainsona microphylla ssp. pallescens A.T.Lee 1948
plant subspecies in the fabaceae family
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Swainsona microphylla ssp. glabrescens A.T.Lee 1948
plant subspecies in the fabaceae family
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Swainsona kingii ssp. ornata A.T.Lee 1948
plant subspecies in the fabaceae family
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Lomandra leucocephala ssp. robusta (Woolly Mat-rush) A.T.Lee 1962
perennial plant subspecies in the asparagaceae family
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