Carolyn F. Wilkins (born 1945) is an Australian botanist, who currently (April 2020) works for the Western Australian

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) is the Western Australian government The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state de ...

. She (together with others) has revised the genera, '' Jacksonia'' and '' Guichenotia'', and much of her work has been on the

Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...

and on the Mirbelieae. She has published 103 names. The standard author abbreviation C.F.Wilkins is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a

botanical name A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the '' International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants'' (ICN) and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar or Group epithets must conform to the ''Intern ...

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