Allen Lowrie

Allen Lowrie was a Western Australian botanist. He was recognised for his expertise on the genera Drosera and Stylidium.
Lowrie, originally a businessman and inventor, first experienced the carnivorous flora of Western Australia in the late sixties and studied it as an amateur. Over time, his hobby turned into a profession and Lowrie discovered and described numerous species, partly together with Neville Marchant. From 1987 to 1998 he published Carnivorous Plants of Australia in three volumes. A completely revised second edition, entitled Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus was published in 2014.