Alan Galloway - JLBG Adjunct Researcher
We are pleased to have plantsman Alan Galloway as an adjunct member of our Juniper Level Botanic Garden research faculty. Alan, who resides in Raleigh, North Carolina, is the world's leading Amorphophallus/Typhonium (Araceae) explorer/researcher. To date Alan is credited with the discovery of 24 new plant species, with many more in the publication pipeline.
Alan is a native North Carolinian who grew up on a farm in Brunswick County, NC, where he developed his love for plants and the natural world. After graduating from UNC-Wilmington with a Computer Science degree, and working for his alma mater for two years, he moved to Raleigh. In Raleigh, Alan worked at NC State University in IT administration and management for 30 years, until retiring in 2018.
In his spare time, Alan has made over 20 international botanical exploration trips to the Mediterranean and remote parts of SE Asia in search of new undiscovered species and unique plant forms.
As part of his amazing home garden, Alan currently holds the world's largest species collection of Amorphophallus and Typhonium, including 2 plants named in his honor: Amorphophallus gallowayi and Typhonium gallowayi. Alan's discoveries are grown in the finest botanical gardens and collections around the world.
Alan has discovered, authored, or co-authored descriptions for the following new species of aroids:
- Amorphophallus crispifolius
- Amorphophallus brevipetiolatus
- Amorphophallus croatii
- Amorphophallus arcuspadix
- Amorphophallus serrulatus
- Amorphophallus reflexus
- Amorphophallus ongsakulii
- Amorphophallus myosuroides
- Amorphophallus schmidtiae
- Amorphophallus barbatus
- Amorphophallus claudelii
- Amorphophallus khammouanensis
- Amorphophallus prolificus
- Amorphophallus bolikhamxayensis
- Amorphophallus ferruginosus
- Typhonium rhizomatosum
- Typhonium viridispathum
- Typhonium supraneeae
- Typhonium conchiforme
- Typhonium sinhabaedyai
- Typhonium khonkaenensis
- Typhonium attapeuensis
- Typhonium tubispathum
- Aspidistra gracilis