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Collectors

John Wells

collected 1976–2004

4 specimens, collected between 1976 and 2004 on 2 collecting days, now held in 3 departments. Identified 290 specimens for others.

On the labels as J.W. Wells, Wells, J., J.M. Wells.

Specimens
4
Type specimens
0
Years in the field
29
Islands
3
Species
4
Identifications
290
In the Library
0
Named after
2

Where Wells collected

Specimens by decade

1970s2000s

Earliest: Periglypta reticulata, 1976 (Enewetok Atoll). Latest: Syzygium xerampelinum, 2004.

Named for Wells

Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Wells. 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

Syzygium xerampelinumPeriglypta reticulata

As a determiner

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