A. Menzies
Scottish surgeon, botanist and naturalist · 1754–1842
19 specimens, collected between 1792 and 1867 on 3 collecting days. Identified 50 specimens for others.
On the labels as Menzies, A., Menzies.
- Specimens
- 19
- Type specimens
- 1
- Years in the field
- 76
- Islands
- 0
- Species
- 12
- Identifications
- 50
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 32
Specimens by decade
1790s1860s
Earliest: Vaccinium calycinum, 1792 (unknown). Latest: Asplenium dielerectum, 1867.
Named for Menzies
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Menzies. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Astelia menziesiana Asteliaceae341
- Cibotium menziesii Cibotiaceae228
- Bidens menziesii Asteraceae126
- Dubautia menziesii Asteraceae99
- Coprosma menziesii Rubiaceae83
- Bonamia menziesii Convolvulaceae78
- Abutilon menziesii Malvaceae64
- Cyrtandra menziesii Gesneriaceae57
- Exocarpos menziesii Santalaceae53
- Egregia menziesii Lessoniaceae43
- Schiedea menziesii Caryophyllaceae40
- Dicranoloma menziesii Dicranaceae33
- Pseudotsuga menziesii Pinaceae20
- Metaneckera menziesii Neckeraceae17
- Vicia menziesii Fabaceae15
- Amsinckia menziesii Boraginaceae11
- Nothofagus menziesii Nothofagaceae11
- Rhododendron menziesii Ericaceae7
- Anacolia menziesii Bartramiaceae6
- Sciadocladus menziesii Pterobryellaceae6
- Nemophila menziesii Hydrophyllaceae5
- Mantophryne menziesi Microhylidae4
- Arbutus menziesii Ericaceae3
- Codonoblepharon menziesii Orthotrichaceae3
- Cubamyces menziesii Polyporaceae3
- Leptostomum menziesii Leptostomataceae3
- Banksia menziesii Proteaceae2
- Leptoceras menziesii Orchidaceae2
- Anadyomene menziesi Anadyomenaceae1
- Diplodon menziesi Hyriidae1
- Dracophyllum menziesii Ericaceae1
- Tolmiea menziesii Saxifragaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
50 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: