Martyn Rix
Edward Martyn Rix | |
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Born | 15 August 1943 |
Nationality | British |
Education | Wisley, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Rix |
Edward Martyn Rix
Life
Born on 15 August 1943 to Edward Lionel Reusner and Elizabeth (Joyce) Rix, Martyn Rix was educated at
Work
Following completion of his doctorate he worked as a fellow at the Institute of Systematic Botany,
Martyn Rix works at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and is a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (FLS). His major interest is Liliaceae, especially Fritillaria.[5][7][8]
Publications
Rix has authored contributions in many major botanical texts including The European Garden Flora, Flora Europaea, Flora of Turkey,[3] the Kew Bulletin and has been editor of Curtis's Botanical Magazine since 2003.[7][3] He is the author of a number of books including Art of the Plant World, Art in Nature and Redoute Album.[5] The latter deals with the work of the botanical artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté. he has also contributed to television programmes such as The Quest for the Rose (BBC). Together with Roger Phillips he has contributed to over thirty plant books.[3] Martyn Rix writes for magazines such as Country Life, Gardens Illustrated, The English Garden Magazine and Cornucopia.[3]
List of selected publications
Books
- Water Plants of the World: a Manual for the Identification of the Genera of Freshwater Macrophytes , C.D.K. Cook, B.J. Gut, E. Martyn Rix, Jakob Schneller, Marta Seitz, Dr. ISBN 90-6193-024-3
- Art of the Plant World, Martyn Rix, Penguin Group USA (1982), ISBN 0879511397
- Garden Open Today: To Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the National Gardens Scheme, Martyn Rix, Alison Rix, Viking (1987), ISBN 0670814024
- Redoute Album, Martyn Rix, Alison Rix Studio Edns. (1990) 310 pp. ISBN 1851703985
- Art in Nature, Martyn Rix, : Studio Edns. (1991), ISBN 1851706348
- The Quest for the Rose, Roger Phillips, Martyn Rix, Random House Inc (1994), ISBN 0679435735
- Best Rose Guide: A Comprehensive Selection, Roger Phillips, Martyn Rix, Firefly Books Ltd (2004), ISBN 1552978443
- The Botanical Garden 2005 Calendar, Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix, Firefly Books Ltd (2004), ISBN 1552971821
- The Botanical Garden 2006 Calendar, Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix, Firefly Books Ltd (2005), ISBN 1552972151
- The Botanical Garden 2007 Calendar, Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix, Firefly Books Ltd (2006), ISBN 1552972593
- Subtropical and Dry Climate Plants: The Definitive Practical Guide, Martyn Rix, ISBN 0881928089
- Growing bulbs Croom Helm. 209 pp. (1983) ISBN 0-917304-87-X
- Roses Random House Roger Phillips, E. Martyn Rix 224 pp. (1988) ISBN 0-394-75867-6
- The art of botanical illustration. Arch Cape Press. 224 pp. (1990)
- Conservatory and indoor plants. The garden plant series, Volume 1 of Conservatory and indoor plants: plants for warm gardens. Roger Phillips, E. Martyn Rix, Alison Rix Pan. 286 pp. (1998) ISBN 0-330-37375-7
- The ultimate guide to roses: a comprehensive selection Roger Phillips, E. Martyn Rix Macmillan. 288 pp. (2004) ISBN 1-4050-4920-0
- Treasures of botanical art: icons from the Shirley Sherwood and Kew collections. Sherwood, Shirley, E. Martyn Rix Kew Pub. 272 pp. (2008) ISBN 1-84246-221-0
- E. M. Rix (1980). "Fritillaria". In ISBN 0-521-20108-X. see also Flora Europaea
- Rix, Martyn (2001). Fritillaria: A Revised Classification : Together with an Updated List of Species. Fritillaria Group of the Alpine Garden Society.
Articles
- Rix, E. M. (1974). "Notes on Fritillaria (Liliaceae) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, I & II". JSTOR 4108130.
- —; Rast, Dora (February 1975). "Nectar sugars and subgeneric classification in Fritillaria". .
- Rix, E. M. (1977). "Fritillaria L. (Liliaceae) in Iran" (PDF). Iranian Journal of Botany. 1 (2): 75–95.
- -----, Brian Mathew 2007. Puschkinia peshmenii Hyacinthaceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 24 ( 1 ): 54-57
- —; Strange, Kit (September 2014). "791. Fritillaria sororum". .
Thesis
- Rix, E. M. (1971). The taxonomy of the genus Fritillaria in the Eastern Mediterranean region (PhD thesis). Cambridge University.
Awards
In 1998 Rix was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's
Legacy
Martyn Rix is the
The following plants are named after Martyn Rix:
- Wendelbo[10]
- Fritillaria rixii Zaharof[11]
IPNI. List of plant names with authority Rix.
References
- ^ Rix 1971.
- ^ CUBG 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Cornucopia 2017.
- ^ Encyclopedia 2017.
- ^ a b c Timber 2017.
- ^ RogersRoses 2016.
- ^ a b Curtis 2017.
- ^ a b Plantlist 2016.
- ^ RHS 2014.
- ^ Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 38(3): 431 1980 (IK)
- ^ Nordic J. Bot. 6(6): 727 1986 (IK)
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Rix.
Bibliography
- "Fritillaria (European species)". Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- "Martyn Rix". Contributors. Cornucopia. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- "The Veitch Memorial Medal" (PDF). The Green Manual. Royal Horticultural Society. 2014. p. 53. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "RogersRoses". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- "Martyn Rix". Author profile. Timber Press. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Curtis's Botanical Magazine". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 2017. . Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "Rix, (Edward) Martyn 1943-". Contemporary Authors. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
External links
- Kent Alpine Gardener's Diary Talk given at Alpine Garden Society, Kent 2015