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Otto Degener
American botanist · 1899–1988
11,171 specimens, collected between 1908 and 1995 on 2,122 collecting days, now held in 6 departments. Identified 6 specimens for others.
On the labels as Degener, O., Otto Degener, O. Degener, Degener, Otto, O Degener, Degener, o..
- Specimens
- 11,171
- Type specimens
- 460
- Years in the field
- 88
- Islands
- 39
- Species
- 2,497
- Identifications
- 6
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 21
Where Degener collected
Specimens by decade
1900s1990s
Earliest: Doodia lyonii, 1908 (Maui). Latest: Myrtaceae, 1995.
Named for Degener
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Degener. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Euphorbia degeneri Euphorbiaceae118
- Geniostoma degeneri Loganiaceae41
- Melicope degeneri Rutaceae29
- Melochia degeneriana Malvaceae21
- Kadua degeneri Rubiaceae20
- Myrsine degeneri Primulaceae20
- Fabronia degeneri Fabroniaceae10
- Astronidium degeneri Melastomataceae7
- Flacourtia degeneri Salicaceae7
- Ophionereis degeneri Ophionereididae7
- Jasminum degeneri Oleaceae5
- Korthalsella degeneri Viscaceae5
- Lipochaeta degeneri Asteraceae5
- Vavaea degeneri Meliaceae4
- Cinnamomum degeneri Lauraceae2
- Coenogonium degeneri Coenogoniaceae2
- Peperomia degeneri Piperaceae2
- Piper degeneri Piperaceae2
- Tectaria degeneri Tectariaceae2
- Xylopia degeneri Annonaceae2
- Elaeocarpus degenerianus Elaeocarpaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
6 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: