Donald Anderson
collected 1929–2024
16,406 specimens, collected between 1929 and 2024 on 478 collecting days, now held in 4 departments.
On the labels as Donald Anderson, Anderson, Donald, D. Anderson, Anderson, D., D Anderson, Don Anderson, Anderson, D.A., David Anderson and 1 more.
- Specimens
- 16,406
- Type specimens
- 160
- Years in the field
- 96
- Islands
- 75
- Species
- 1,012
- Identifications
- 0
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 19
Where Anderson collected
Journeys
17 collecting journeys read off the dates and places on the labels — the stops in order, the specimens from each, and who else was there. All journeys →
Oʻahu and Molokaʻi · May – Jul 1933
Donald Anderson in Oʻahu and Molokaʻi, May – July 1933238 specimens · 3 stops · 54 days · 137 km
Molokaʻi and Oʻahu · 8–27 Aug 1933
Donald Anderson in Molokaʻi and Oʻahu, 8–27 August 1933377 specimens · 4 stops · 20 days · 170 km
Kauaʻi and Oʻahu · Nov 1933 – Jan 1934
Donald Anderson in Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, November 1933 – January 1934483 specimens · 10 stops · 53 days · 825 km
34 islands · Apr – Oct 1934
Donald Anderson across 34 islands, April – October 19348,872 specimens · 35 stops · 202 days · 16,221 km
Oʻahu · 23–31 Jan 1937
Donald Anderson in Oʻahu, 23–31 January 193778 specimens · 2 stops · 9 days · 125 km
Oʻahu · May – Jul 1937
Donald Anderson in Oʻahu, May – July 1937404 specimens · 3 stops · 67 days · 90 km
Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu · 7–31 Dec 1937
Donald Anderson in Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu, 7–31 December 19371,115 specimens · 8 stops · 25 days · 391 km
Oʻahu · 1–15 Apr 1938
Donald Anderson in Oʻahu, 1–15 April 1938318 specimens · 2 stops · 15 days · 153 km
Oʻahu · May – Jun 1938
Donald Anderson in Oʻahu, May – June 1938178 specimens · 2 stops · 21 days · 43 km
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Hyptis capitata, 1929 (Guam). Latest: Ostrea stentina, 2024.
Named for Anderson
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Anderson. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Trema andersonii Cannabaceae61
- Nienburgia andersoniana Delesseriaceae28
- Gracilariopsis andersonii Gracilariaceae25
- Cumagloia andersonii Liagoraceae12
- Haplogloia andersonii Chordariaceae11
- Microcystis andersoni Euconulidae10
- Tripsacum andersonii Poaceae10
- Apopitys andersoni Achatinellidae7
- Micrognathus andersonii Syngnathidae7
- Myrsine andersonii Primulaceae4
- Veronica andersonii Plantaginaceae4
- Parathelandros andersoni Oxyuridae3
- Epinephelus andersoni Serranidae2
- Rapanella andersoni Assimineidae2
- Aseraggodes andersoni Soleidae1
- Limnaea andersoniana Lymnaeidae1
- Linophryne andersoni Linophrynidae1
- Papuopsis andersoni Histeridae1
- Psychotria andersonii Rubiaceae1
From the field
