Ruth Kiew

Malaysian-british botanist (1946–2025).

Ruth Kiew (née Evans 14 April 1946 – 20 November 2025) was a Malaysian-British botanist focused on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Kiew was the first woman to be awarded the David Fairchild Medal for plant exploration, by the National Tropical Botanical Garden, recognising her as "one of the world's great experts on tropical begonias" in 2002. The standard author abbreviation Kiew is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Abbreviations: Kiew
Occupations: university teacher, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1946-03-05T00:00:00Z – 2025-11-20T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Cambridge
Direct attributions: 288 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 312 plants, 0 fungi

288 plants attributed, 24 plants contributed to312 plants:

Begonia abdullahpieei Kiew 2005
perennial plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia madaiensis Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
Begonia madaiensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, endemic to Mount Madai,Borneo. It is a cane begonia that grows in limestone.
Begonia conipila Irmsch. ex Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Senyumia Kiew, A.Weber & B.L.Burtt 1997
plant genus in the gesneriaceae family
Senyumia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Livistona halongensis T.H.Nguyên & Kiew 2000
plant species in the arecaceae family
Livistona halongensis is a species of palm first collected in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, in 1999. The species was described by Tiên Hiêp Nguyên and Ruth Kiew in 2000. It is a fan palm.
Emarhendia bettiana (M.R.Hend.) Kiew, A.Weber & B.L.Burtt 1997
plant species in the gesneriaceae family
Emarhendia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It only contains one species,Emarhendia bettiana (M.R.Hend.) Kiew, A.Weber & B.L.Burtt. It is a subshrub endemic to Pahang in Peninsula Malaysia. The genus name of Emarhendia is in honour of M. R. Henderson (1899–1982), a Scottish botanist, and it was published and described in Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen Vol.70 on page 398 in (1997-1998, publ. 1998). The species has one known synonym, Paraboea bettiana M.R.Hend..
Begonia punbatuensis Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia postarii Kiew 1998
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia melikopia Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia lazat Kiew & Reza Azmi 1998
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia layanglayang Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia lambii Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia koksunii Kiew 2005
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia keithii Kiew 1998
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia keeana Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia jiewhoei Kiew 2005
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia heliostrophe Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia gomantongensis Kiew 1998
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia fraseri Kiew 1995
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia elisabethae Kiew 2005
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia diwolii Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia corneri Kiew 1991
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia berhamanii Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia baturongensis Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia bataiensis Kiew 2005
vulnerable plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia anthonyi Kiew 2001
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Begonia andersonii Kiew & S.Julia 2007
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Spelaeanthus Kiew, A.Weber & B.L.Burtt 1997
plant genus in the gesneriaceae family
Spelaeanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. Its native range is Malaysian Peninsula and Vietnam.
Impatiens halongensis Kiew & T.H.Nguyên 2000
plant species in the balsaminaceae family
Impatiens halongensis is a species in the family Balsaminaceae, native to Vietnam. It was collected in Hạ Long Bay in 1999, which is how the species got its name.
Iguanura melinauensis Kiew 1976
plant species in the arecaceae family
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