Mary Mendum (1945-2004), born Caroline Mary Bates, was a British botanist, taxonomist and botanical illustrator.
The Mary Mendum Medal is awarded in her honour for an exceptional outstanding botanical illustration.
She undertook botanical fieldwork in the Philippines and Indonesia collecting specimens, publishing on them and naming them.
In 1993 Mendum, under her name of Caroline Mary Bates, was awarded the Jill Smythies Award for botanical illustration.
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