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R.S. Cowan

American botanist · 1921–1997

1,486 specimens, collected between 1907 and 2005 on 144 collecting days, now held in 2 departments. Identified 9 specimens for others.

On the labels as Cowan, R.S., Cowan, Cowan, R. S..

Specimens
1,486
Type specimens
42
Years in the field
99
Islands
18
Species
590
Identifications
9
In the Library
0
Named after
0

Where Cowan collected

Specimens by decade

1900s2000s

Earliest: Bruguiera gymnorhiza, 1907 (Wotje). Latest: Digitaria eriantha, 2005.

From the field

Hypnea pannosaNeraudia melastomifoliaCaulerpa urvilleanaVaccinium calycinumMetrosideros rugosaDioscorea bulbiferaTectaria gaudichaudiiMicrolepia setosaNeraudia melastomifoliaPeperomia tetraphyllaSantalum ellipticumRumex giganteus

As a determiner

9 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: