Lucinda A. McDade

Dr. Lucinda A. McDade (born 3 December 1953) is an American botanist and plant collector who is noted for her study of Acanthaceae and her work in conservation biology.[1][2] She received her B.S. in Biology from Newcomb College of Tulane University, and her Ph.D. in Botany/Zoology from Duke University.[3]

She has been president of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists and Association of Tropical Biology. In 2019 she was awarded the Asa Gray Award by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists.[4]

She has described at least sixteen species, and has gathered around 600 specimens, many from Central and South America.[5] The standard author abbreviation McDade is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

Works

  • McDade, Lucinda A (1994). La selva: ecology and natural history of a neotropical rain forest. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226039527. OCLC 758187502. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  • De Groot, Sarah J; Ashworth, Vanessa; Friar, Elizabeth; McDade, Lucinda A (2009). A conservation plan for Berberis harrisoniana (Kofa Mountain barberry, Berberidaceae). Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. ISBN 9780960580880. OCLC 310982922. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  • McGlaughlin, Mitchell E; Ashworth, Vanessa; Friar, Elizabeth; McDade, Lucinda A (2008). A conservation plan for Mecca aster, Xylorhiza cognata (Asteraceae). Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. OCLC 300318858. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  • Fraga, Naomi S; Ashworth, Vanessa; McDade, Lucinda A (2007). A conservation plan for Mimulus shevockii (Phrymaceae). Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. OCLC 300312424. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

References

  1. ^ Editor, CPC News (17 October 2018). "Interview with Dr. Lucinda McDade". Center for Plant Conservation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Lucinda McDade". cms.botany.org. Botanical Society of America. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Lucinda McDade - Chair, Botany DepartmentClaremont Graduate University". Claremont Graduate University. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. ^ "American Society of Plant Taxonomists".
  5. ^ "Tropicos | Person - McDade, Lucinda Ann". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  McDade.
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