Marie Catherine Neal
American naturalist · 1889–1965
5,519 specimens, collected between 1920 and 2001 on 1,217 collecting days, now held in 6 departments. Identified 1,051 specimens for others.
On the labels as Neal, M.C., M.C. Neal, M. Neal, Neal, Neal, M., NEAL, M C Neal, Maria C. Neal and 3 more.
- Specimens
- 5,519
- Type specimens
- 17
- Years in the field
- 82
- Islands
- 33
- Species
- 2,149
- Identifications
- 1,051
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 7
Where Neal collected
Journeys
9 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 →
Kauaʻi · 1–20 Sep 1921
Marie Catherine Neal in Kauaʻi, 1–20 September 1921153 specimens · 3 stops · 20 days · 38 km
Hawaiʻi Island · Jun – Jul 1922
Marie Catherine Neal in Hawaiʻi Island, June – July 192282 specimens · 8 stops · 18 days
Hawaiʻi Island · 1–9 Apr 1924
Marie Catherine Neal in Hawaiʻi Island, 1–9 April 192473 specimens · 6 stops · 9 days · 150 km
3 islands of New Zealand · Aug 1925 – Jan 1926
Marie Catherine Neal in New Zealand, South Island and Dunedin, August 1925 – January 19261,025 specimens · 65 stops · 147 days · 99,863 km
Hawaiʻi Island · Jul – Aug 1927
Marie Catherine Neal in Hawaiʻi Island, July – August 192756 specimens · 9 stops · 32 days · 77 km
Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi · 1–30 Aug 1929
Marie Catherine Neal in Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi, 1–30 August 1929111 specimens · 12 stops · 30 days · 450 km
4 islands · Jul – Aug 1933
Marie Catherine Neal across 4 islands, July – August 1933137 specimens · 9 stops · 33 days · 17,135 km
Hawaiʻi Island · 6–19 Aug 1935
Marie Catherine Neal in Hawaiʻi Island, 6–19 August 1935200 specimens · 10 stops · 14 days · 24 km
Kauaʻi and Babeldaob Island · 7–21 Aug 1936
Marie Catherine Neal in Kauaʻi and Babeldaob Island, 7–21 August 193651 specimens · 7 stops · 15 days
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Morinda citrifolia, 1920 (Hawaiʻi Island). Latest: Coreopsis lanceolata, 2001.
Named for Neal
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Neal. 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
1,051 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: