Paula Rudall facts for kids
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Paula J Rudall
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Known for | Botanical taxonomy, Comparative Plant Anatomy |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Rudall |
Paula J Rudall (born 1954) is a British botanist. A botanist is a scientist who studies plants. She used to be a leader at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This is a very famous place for plant science in London, England.
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Her Amazing Career
Paula Rudall studied at the University of London. She earned her first degree there in 1975. Later, she also completed her PhD in 1979 and a DSc in 2001 at the same university.
Working at Kew Gardens
She worked for many years at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. She was in charge of the Micromorphology Section. This section studies the tiny details of plants. Later, she led the Department of Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology. This department compares different plants and fungi. Her work was based at the Jodrell Laboratory within Kew.
Awards and Recognitions
Paula Rudall has received many important awards for her work. These include the Linnean Medal in 2005. She also won the Dahlgren Prize in 2008. These awards show how much her work is valued in the world of botany.
Studying Monocot Plants
She is especially known for her work on taxonomy and phylogeny of monocotyledons.
- Taxonomy is about how scientists name, describe, and group living things.
- Phylogeny is the study of how different groups of living things are related through evolution.
- Monocotyledons (or monocots) are a big group of flowering plants. They include grasses, lilies, and palm trees.
Paula Rudall helped organize a big international meeting in 1993. It was about monocots and how they evolved. This meeting led to many more conferences and workshops around the world. She is still an Honorary Research Fellow at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This means she continues to help with research there.
Books and Papers
Paula Rudall has written a lot about plants. She has published over 300 scientific papers. These papers share new discoveries with other scientists. She also wrote a textbook called Anatomy of Flowering Plants. This book teaches about the inside structure of flowering plants.
Featured in a Documentary
Paula Rudall was even featured in a documentary! She appeared in "The Lost Gods of Easter Island". This film was presented by the famous Sir David Attenborough.
