Mary Eleanor King

collected 1862–1999

6,307 specimens, collected between 1862 and 1999 on 214 collecting days, now held in 4 departments. Identified 4 specimens for others.

On the labels as Mary Eleanor King, M. E. King, King, M. E., M.E. King, King, King, M.E., M. King, M.L. King and 5 more.

See the specimens

Specimens: 6,307
Type specimens: 19
Years in the field: 138
Islands: 12
Species: 1,069
Identifications: 4
In the Library: 0
Named after: 23

Where King collected

Journeys

3 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 →

Specimens by decade

1860s1990s

Earliest: Cyclopeltis presliana, 1862 (Truk; Hogoleu). Latest: Vermetidae, 1999.

Named for King

Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name King. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.