Paul Smith is a secretary general of Botanic Gardens Conservation International, a nonprofit organization that promotes plant conservation in botanic gardens. He is a former head of the Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the largest and most diverse seed bank in the world.
Books in order of publication:
Common Trees, Shrubs and Grasses of the Luangwa Valley – 1995
Atlas of the Vegetation of Madagascar – 2000
Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands – 2004
The Book of Seeds: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World – 2018
Trees: From Root to Leaf – 2022
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