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.

References

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  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.