JW
John S. Womersley
British born botanist who worked Australia and Papa New Guinea · 1920–1985
1,406 specimens, collected between 1947 and 2009 on 424 collecting days. Identified 24 specimens for others.
On the labels as Womersley, J.S., John S. Womersley, Womersley, J. S., Womersley, J., Womersley, J.C..
- Specimens
- 1,406
- Type specimens
- 22
- Years in the field
- 63
- Islands
- 11
- Species
- 843
- Identifications
- 24
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 10
Where Womersley collected
Specimens by decade
1940s2000s
Earliest: Gnetum gnemon, 1947 (New Guinea). Latest: Syzygium hemilamprum, 2009.
Named for Womersley
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Womersley. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Rhododendron womersleyi Ericaceae16
- Syzygium womersleyi Myrtaceae12
- Elaeocarpus womersleyi Elaeocarpaceae11
- Phyllanthus womersleyi Phyllanthaceae6
- Myristica womersleyi Myristicaceae5
- Sphaeropteris womersleyi Cyatheaceae4
- Myrsine womersleyi Primulaceae3
- Dimorphanthera womersleyi Ericaceae2
- Dendrobium womersleyi Orchidaceae1
- Sphaerostephanos womersleyi Thelypteridaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
24 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: