Mary Mendum

Mary Mendum (1945-2004), born Caroline Mary Bates, was a British botanist, taxonomist and botanical illustrator. A number of plant species were described and named by her, as well as others named in memory of her. The Mary Mendum Medal is awarded in her honour for an exceptional outstanding botanical illustration.

Career Mendum was a botanist, taxonomist and botanical illustrator; she worked at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. She undertook botanical fieldwork in the Philippines and Indonesia collecting specimens, publishing on them and naming them. In 1993 Mendum, under her name of Caroline Mary Bates, was awarded the Jill Smythies Award for botanical illustration.

Species named by or in honour of Mary Mendum Source: Aeschynanthus arctocalyx Mendum & Madulid. Described and name published by Mendum and Madulid in 1995. Aeschynanthus argentii Mendum. Described and name published by Mendum in 1999. Aeschynanthus batakiorum Mendum & Madulid. Described and name published by Mendum in 1999. Aeschynanthus burttii Mendum. Described and name published by Mendum in 2003. Aeschynanthus intraflavus Mendum. Described and name published by Mendum in 1998. Aeschynanthus madulidii Mendum. Described and name published by Mendum in 2001. Henckelia corrugata Mendum. Described and name published by Mendum in 2001.

Publications Edinburgh Journal of Botany articles:

M. Mendum and D. Madulid, November 1995, 'Aeschynanthus arctocalyx, a new species from the Philippines', 52:3, pp. 343–345 M. Mendum, November 1995, 'Aeschynanthus oxychlamys Mendum, nom. nov. (Gesneriaceae)', 52:3, pp. 362–363 M. Mendum and P.J.B. Woods, July 1997, 'Aeschynanthus flavidus (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Sarawak', 54:2, pp. 254–257 M. Mendum, November 1998, 'Notes on Aeschynanthus(Gesneriaceae) from Seram, 55:3, pp. 359–365 M. Mendum, July 1999, 'Three new species of Aeschynanthus(Gesneriaceae)', 56:2, pp. 265–272 M.H. Rashid, K. Jong, and M. Mendum, March 2001, 'Cytotaxonomic observations in the genus Aeschynanthus(Gesneriaceae)', 58:1, pp.31-43 M. Mendum, November 2001, 'Three new Gesneriaceae from Palawan, Philippines', 58:3, pp.435-441 M. Mendum and H.J. Atkins, November 2003, 'The Gesneriaceae of Sulawesi I: an introduction', 60:3, pp.299-304 M. Mendum, November 2003 (published online April 2004), 'The Gesneriaceae of Sulawesi III: three new species of Aeschynanthus', 60:3, pp.323-330 M. Mendum, S.M. Scott, and L.E.R.Galloway, March 2006, 'The Gesneriaceae of Sulawesi IV: two new species of Aeschynanthus''','' 63:1, pp.67-72