Amal Amin

Egyptian botanist

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Amal Amin (born 1929) is an Egyptian botanist.[1][2]

She participated in naming the following plants:

* Asteraceae Echinops taeckholmianus Amin
* Asteraceae Launaea subgen. Microrrhynchus (Less.) Amin ex Rech.f.
* Asteraceae Launaea subgen. Pseudosonchus Amin ex Rech.f.
* Asteraceae Launaea sect. Pseudosonchus (Amin ex Rech.f.) N.Kilian
* Asteraceae Launaea subgen. Zollikoferia (DC.) Amin ex Rech.f.
* Asteraceae Launaea brunneri (Webb) Amin ex Boulos
* Asteraceae Launaea exauriculata (Oliv. & Hiern) Amin ex Boulos
* Asteraceae Launaea polydichotoma (Ostenf.) Amin ex N.Kilian
* Asteraceae Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Amin
* Asteraceae Launaea remotiflora (DC.) Amin ex Rech.f.
* Asteraceae Launaea rueppellii (Sch.Bip.) Amin ex Boulos
* Asteraceae Launaea taraxacifolia (Willd.) Amin ex C.Jeffrey

The species Launaea amal-aminiae is named after her.

The standard author abbreviation Amin is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Harvard University Herbaria - Index of Botanists - Amal Amin". Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard University. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
2. ^ "Amin, Amal (1929-) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Amin.

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* International Plant Names Index

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