Marie Prins

She was also involved in the development of a website containing information on South African trees aimed at both amateurs and scientists.

[2] She assisted the authors with research for the book "Trees and Shrubs of Mpumalanga and The Kruger Park", published in 2002.

[3][4] She worked at the South African National Biodiversity Institute[5] and in 1999, she was listed as a Scientific officer for the National Herbarium involved in plant identification services and curation of the collection of flora, with special interest trees of southern Africa.

She presented a Gymnosporia identification course for CREW (Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers) volunteers, students and members of the provincial conservation agencies.

[8] In 2018 the Botanical Society of South Africa awarded Prins funding for "a taxonomic revision of part of the genus Olea".