Martin L. Grant

collected 1901–1964

2,749 specimens, collected between 1901 and 1964 on 185 collecting days, now held in 3 departments. Identified 501 specimens for others.

On the labels as Grant, M.L., Grant, Martin L., Grant, Grant, Major C., Major Grant, Martin L. Grant, Major C. Grant.

See the specimens

Specimens: 2,749
Type specimens: 93
Years in the field: 64
Islands: 19
Species: 1,096
Identifications: 501
In the Library: 0
Named after: 11

Where Grant collected

Journeys

2 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 →

Specimens by decade

1900s1960s

Earliest: Gracilaria longissima, 1901 (Shile-Shole). Latest: Leptecophylla tameiameiae, 1964.

Named for Grant

Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Grant. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.