Winifred M. A. Brooke

Winifred Mary Adelaide Brooke (16 February 1893 – 4 November 1975) was a British botanist, illustrator and author who made scientifically significant collections of botany specimens, including in the Bolivian Andes.

During her childhood she spend time in Switzerland and co-authored a travel book with her mother on the subject.

[7] While there, she made scientifically important botany collections that are held at the Natural History Museum, London.

[1] In 1948 Brooke undertook a journey to South America on the encouragement of Dr. John Ramsbottom, of the British Museum Natural History.

While in South America she established a collection of over 2000 herbarium specimens and described numerous species new to science.