Michele Rodda

Michele Rodda is an Italian botanist born in 1982. After studying biology at the University of Turin he moved to Singapore, where he has been working at the Botanic Gardens since 2011. His principal research interest is on the taxonomy and evolution of Apocynaceae subfamilies Asclepiadoideae, Periplocoideae and Secamonoideae in Southeast Asia and neighbouring regions, with a particular focus on Continental Southeast Asia, Borneo and New Guinea.

He has participated in numerous field expeditions to Laos, Myanmar and Sarawak, aimed at increasing the collection density in lesser explored areas as well as to train local botanists in field collection techniques.

He also has a keen interest in botanical art and illustration and is in charge of exhibition curation at the Botanical Art Gallery of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.