Derral R. Herbst
collected 1938–2002
8,734 specimens, collected between 1938 and 2002 on 1,052 collecting days, now held in 3 departments. Identified 54,912 specimens for others.
On the labels as Herbst, D.R., Derral Herbst, Derral R. Herbst, D Herbst, Herbst, Herbst, Derral, Herbst, D..
- Specimens
- 8,734
- Type specimens
- 35
- Years in the field
- 65
- Islands
- 70
- Species
- 2,668
- Identifications
- 54,912
- In the Library
- 17
- Named after
- 4
Where Herbst collected
Journeys
39 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 →



Aug – Sep 1963
Derral R. Herbst, August – September 196375 specimens · 5 stops · 24 days · 80 km
Oʻahu and Kauaʻi · Feb – Jun 1966
Derral R. Herbst in Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, February – June 1966143 specimens · 23 stops · 124 days · 935 km
Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu · Jul – Sep 1966
Derral R. Herbst in Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu, July – September 1966129 specimens · 17 stops · 57 days · 459 km
3 islands of the United States · Feb – Jul 1967
Derral R. Herbst in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi, February – July 1967135 specimens · 25 stops · 141 days · 459 km
Oʻahu and Maui · Aug 1967 – Jan 1968
Derral R. Herbst in Oʻahu and Maui, August 1967 – January 1968373 specimens · 66 stops · 150 days · 1,963 km
7 islands of the United States · Jan – Sep 1968
Derral R. Herbst across 7 islands of the United States, January – September 1968615 specimens · 67 stops · 243 days · 5,686 km
3 islands of the United States · Dec 1969 – Feb 1970
Derral R. Herbst in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi, December 1969 – February 197040 specimens · 15 stops · 84 days · 1,198 km
4 islands of the United States · Jun – Aug 1970
Derral R. Herbst across 4 islands of the United States, June – August 1970140 specimens · 25 stops · 72 days · 674 km
4 islands of the United States · Jun – Nov 1971
Derral R. Herbst across 4 islands of the United States, June – November 1971289 specimens · 38 stops · 153 days · 2,219 km
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Heliotropium anomalum, 1938 (Oʻahu). Latest: Ficus platypoda, 2002.
In the Library
Publications in the Library whose author line carries this name.
2006
New Hawaiian plant records for 2004Staples, G.W. Herbst, D.R. & Imada, C.T. · Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 88: 6-12.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2004
New Hawaiian plant records for 2002-2003Herbst, D.R., G.W. Staples & C.T. Imada · Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 78: 3-12.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2004
A tropical garden flora. Cultivated plants in the Hawaiian Islands and other tropical areasStaples, G.W. & Herbst, D.R. · Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2000
New Hawaiian plant records for 1999Imada, C.T., G.W. Staples & D.R. Herbst · Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 63: 9-16.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2000
Survey of invasive or potentially invasive cultivated plants in Hawai‘iStaples, G.W., D. Herbst & C.T. Imada · Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 65: 35 p.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2000
New Hawaiian plant records for 2000Staples G.W., C.T. Imada & D.R. Herbst · Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 68: 3-18.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1999
Contributions to the flora of Hawai‘i. VII. Bishop MusHerbst, D.R. & W.L. Wagner · Occas. Pap. 58: 12-36.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1999
Hawaiian vascular plants at risk: 1999Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, M.M. Bruegmann & J.Q. Lau · Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 60: 1-64.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1998
Notes on the grasses of Hawaii: new records, corrections, and name changesHerbst, D.R. & W.R. Clayton · Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 55: 17-38.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1996
Nomenclatural changes affecting cultivated plants, I. Baileya 24: 169-83Staples, G. W. & D. R. Herbst
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1994
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; determination of endangered or threatened status for 24 plants from the island of Kauai, HawaiiHerbst, D.R., Mehrhoff, L.A., Bruegmann, M.M., Canfield, J.E., Ellshoff, Z. & Yoshioka, J. · Federal Register 59(38): 9304-9329.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1994
The plants of Kaho‘olaweHerbst, D.R., Warren, S.D. & Aschmann, S.G. · USACERL Special Report.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1992
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; determination of endangered status for Wilksia hobdyi (dwarf iliau), a Hawaiian plantHerbst, D.R. · Federal Register 57(120): 27859-27863.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1992
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; determination of endangered status for Marsilea villosa ( TihiTihi)Herbst, D.R. · Federal Register 57(120): 27863-27867.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1992
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; determination of endangered status for 16 plants on the island of Molokai, HI. Federal Register 57(196): 46325-46340Herbst, D.R. et al
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1992
Alien plants on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, pHerbst, D.R. & Wagner, W.L. · 189-224. In: Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: management and research. University of Hawaii, Honolulu.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1992
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; proposed endangered status for three plants from the Waianae Mountains, Island of Oahu, HI. Federal Register 57(240): 59066-59071Herbst, D.R.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
Named for Herbst
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Herbst. 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
As a determiner
54,912 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often:
