Anthea Phillipps

Datin Anthea Phillipps B.Sc. (born 3 June 1956) is a British botanist based in Sabah, Malaysia, specialising in pitcher plants and rhododendrons.

Research

Phillipps received a Botany degree from the University of Durham, England.^[1] She then worked at the Sabah Museum before joining the Sabah Parks service from 1980 to 1987 as Park Ecologist,^[2][3] where she studied rhododendrons and pitcher plants.

Phillipps helped to establish the Herbarium and the Botanical Garden at Kinabalu Park.^[4] She collected samples of Hornstedtia reticulata, now housed at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.^[5] She also supported the creation of a botanical section of the Sabah Museum.^[6]

Publications authored or coauthored by Phillipps include:

• A Guide to the Parks of Sabah (1988)
• Rhododendrons of Sabah (1988) (with A. Lamb, George Argent & Sheila Collenette)
• Pitcher-Plants of Borneo (1996) (with Anthony Lamb and Chien Lee)^[7]
• Kinabalu - Summit of Borneo (1996) (with K.M. Wong)
• Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo (2000) (with Francis Liew)
• The Rhododendrons of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo (2007) (with G. Argent & A. Lamb)^[8]

Recognition

Phillipps has had a Philopotamidae caddisfly from the genus Gunungiella named after her.^[9]

Personal life

Phillipps was brought up in Sabah, Malaysia.^[11] Phillipps lives in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, and is married to Datuk Anthony Lamb (with two children, Serena and Alexander Lamb). A rainforest lodge in Sukau has been named for Phillipps and Lamb.^[12]

References

1. Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd. "Natural History Publications (Borneo) Author Biography". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
2. Payne, Junaidi; Francis, Charles M. (1985). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo. Sabah Society. ISBN 978-967-99947-1-1.
3. Parris, B. S.; Beaman, Reed S.; Beaman, John H.; Wood, Jeffrey J. (1992). The Plants of Mount Kinabalu: Gymnosperms and non-orchid monocotyledons. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-983-812-026-5.
4. "Conservation Fellows Datuk Anthony Lamb and Anthea Phillipps". Sukau Rainforest Lodge. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
5. "Hornstedtia reticulata (K.Schum.) K.Schum". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Herbarium catalogue. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
6. Sather, Clifford (1997). The Bajau Laut: Adaptation, History, and Fate in a Maritime Fishing Society of South-eastern Sabah. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-983-56-0015-9.
7. Malayan Naturalist. Malayan Nature Society. 1996.
8. Obituaries, Telegraph (27 May 2019). "George Argent, botanist and veteran of hair-raising expeditions to the tropics who became a world expert on Vireya rhododendrons – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
9. Huisman, J (1993). "New species of Gunungiella (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae) from Sabah, East Malaysia" (PDF). Zoologische Mededeelingen. 67. Rijksmuseum: 75–89.
10. International Plant Names Index.  Phillipps.
11. Society, Sabah (1974). Sabah Society Journal. Sabah Society.
12. "Conservation Fellows Datuk Anthony Lamb and Anthea Phillipps". Sukau Rainforest Lodge. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.