Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen
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Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen (born 1912 - died 2006) was a South Africa
n botanist
She worked at the Bolus Herbarium
, the oldest functioning herbarium in South Africa established in 1856, and was described as the most outstanding collector ever of South African flora, amassing 36,000 herbarium specimens.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n botanist
She worked at the Bolus Herbarium
Bolus Herbarium
The Bolus Herbarium was established in 1865 from a donation by Harry Bolus of his extensive herbarium and library to the South African College, which later became the University of Cape Town....
, the oldest functioning herbarium in South Africa established in 1856, and was described as the most outstanding collector ever of South African flora, amassing 36,000 herbarium specimens.