Shiu-Ying Hu

Shiu-Ying Hu
BBS
Shiu-Ying Hu BBS
Born	22 February 1910; Xuzhou, Jiangsu, Qing China
Died	22 May 2012 (aged 102); Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Alma mater	Ginling College (BS); Lingnan University, Guangzhou (MS); Radcliffe College, Harvard (PhD);
Known for	Botany
	Scientific career
Institutions	West China Union University; Harvard University; Chung Chi College, CUHK;
Doctoral advisor	Elmer Drew Merrill

Shiu-Ying Hu, BBS (Chinese: 胡秀英; 22 February 1910 – 22 May 2012), or Hu Xiuying, was a Chinese botanist. She was an expert in the plant genera of Ilex (Aquifoliaceae), Hemerocallis (Amaryllidaceae), and Panax (Araliaceae). She studied the families Orchidaceae, Compositae, and Malvaceae, and Chinese medicinal herbs and food plants. She was given the nickname "Holly Hu" by her colleagues for her extensive work with holly plants.