Peter Brian Heenan Explained

Peter Brian Heenan (born 1961) is a New Zealand botanist.^[2]

Heenan has a 1984 diploma from Lincoln University,^[3] and graduated from the University of Canterbury with a PhD in 2000.^[4] In 2024 Heenan was awarded the Leonard Cockayne Memorial Lecture by the Royal Society Te Apārangi for "his decades-long commitment to Aotearoa New Zealand’s rich botany and sharing his knowledge with audiences across the country and the world".^[5]

Names published

(incomplete list - 193 names published)^[2]

• Alternanthera nahui Heenan & de Lange, New Zealand J. Bot. 47(1): 102 (99–104; figs. 2B, 3C, 4B) (2009).
• Arthropodium bifurcatum Heenan, A.D.Mitch. & de Lange, New Zealand J. Bot. 42(2): 239 (−242; fig. 7) (2004).
• Brachyscome lucens Molloy & Heenan, Phytotaxa 415(1): 35 (2019).

(These may not all be accepted names.)

See also Taxa named by Peter Brian Heenan.

Selected publications

• Heenan. Peter B.. McGlone. Matt S..

Notes and References

1. https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ethesaurus.280872 Alexander Turnbull Library: Heenan, Peter Brian, 1961–
2. Web site: Author Details: Heenan, Peter Brian (1961–). The International Plant Name Index. 17 November 2019.
3. Heenan . P. . 1984 . Diploma thesis . Rare plant conservation in local authority parks and recreation departments . Research@Lincoln, University of Canterbury . 10182/6313.
4. Systematics and evolution of Carmichaelia, Chordospartium, Corallospartium, and Notospartium (Fabaceae) from New Zealand . 2000 . English . Peter B . Heenan . 155504892 . PhD . 10.26021/8391 . UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury.
5. Web site: 2024 Leonard Cockayne Lecture Award: Speaking for the trees (and other botanical wonders) . 2024-11-14 . Royal Society Te Apārangi.