Iris Sheila Collenette (née Darnton) (26 August 1927 – 24 July 2017) was a British botanist, plant collector, and author.
[1][2] Collenette was born 26th August 1927, the daughter of Old Etonian Rupert Edward Darnton DFC (born Rupert, Baron von Schunck in 1895) and Iris Moreton, daughter of John Smith Moreton of Pickenham Hall, Norfolk which was situated in extensive botanical grounds.
Collenette's uncle was composer Christian Darnton, born in 1905 and also known as Baron von Schunck.
[5] Her husband took a job as chief geologist in Saudi Arabia and Collenette took the opportunity to visit the country and collect botanical specimens.
[7] She collected the holotype of Hypericum collenetteae, named by Norman Robson.