American botanist.
Ruth Leilani Stemmermann (7 September 1952 - 14 March 1995), also known as Lani Stemmermann, was an assistant professor of plant ecology, biology and environmental science at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) and Hawaiʻi Community College in Hilo. Stemmermann was a botanist dedicated to the research and preservation of Hawai'i's vegetation, chiefly known for her triumph in a lawsuit against the U.S. Army to protect native plants in the Pohakuloa Training Area. In 1990, Stemmermann collaborated with Stanford University and became the co-principal of the National Science Foundation projec