Mary Strong Clemens
Mary Strong Clemens | |
|---|---|
Joseph and Mary Clemens. | |
| Born | 3 January 1873 New York, NY, United States |
| Died | 13 April 1968 (aged 95) Brisbane Australia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botanist; Plant collector |
| Institutions | Queensland Herbarium and collecting expeditions in Asia, New Guinea, Australia. |
Mary Strong Clemens (3 January 1873 – 13 April 1968) was an American botanist and plant collector. A fanatical botanist, she collected plants assiduously throughout her long life, in the remote parts of the Philippines, Borneo, China, New Guinea and Australia. The latter part of her life was spent in Australia, where she died in Brisbane, Queensland.