Allen Lowrie
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Allen Lowrie is a West Australian botanist
. He is living in Duncraig, a Perth
suburb, is married and has two daughters.
Lowrie, originally a businessman and inventor, got in contact with the carnivorous flora of western Australia in the late sixties and worked on it as an amateur. As time went on, his hobby turned to a profession and Lowrie discovered and described numerous species, (especially Drosera, Byblis
and Utricularia), partially together with Dr. Neville Marchant. From 1986 to 1998 he published "Carnivorous Plants Of Australia" in three volumes, a fourth is in the making. A second focus of his work is the genus Stylidium.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
. He is living in Duncraig, a Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
suburb, is married and has two daughters.
Lowrie, originally a businessman and inventor, got in contact with the carnivorous flora of western Australia in the late sixties and worked on it as an amateur. As time went on, his hobby turned to a profession and Lowrie discovered and described numerous species, (especially Drosera, Byblis
Byblis
In Greek mythology, Byblis or Bublis was a daughter of Miletus. Her mother was either Tragasia, Cyanee, daughter of the river-god Meander, or Eidothea, daughter of King Eurytus of Caria. She fell in love with Caunus, her twin brother....
and Utricularia), partially together with Dr. Neville Marchant. From 1986 to 1998 he published "Carnivorous Plants Of Australia" in three volumes, a fourth is in the making. A second focus of his work is the genus Stylidium.