W.T. Brigham
American geologist, botanist, ethnologist and the first director of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum · 1841–1926
1,406 specimens, collected between 1854 and 1989 on 35 collecting days, now held in 3 departments.
On the labels as Brigham, W.T., Brigham, W.T. Brigham, Brigham, W.T.
- Specimens
- 1,406
- Type specimens
- 143
- Years in the field
- 136
- Islands
- 9
- Species
- 724
- Identifications
- 0
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 5
Where Brigham collected
Specimens by decade
1850s1980s
Earliest: Delissea rhytidosperma, 1854 (Kauaʻi). Latest: Vaccinium reticulatum, 1989.
Named for Brigham
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Brigham. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
From the field
