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F. Raymond Fosberg
American botanist · 1908–1993
17,152 specimens, collected between 1865 and 1996 on 1,692 collecting days, now held in 5 departments. Identified 5,696 specimens for others.
On the labels as Fosberg, F.R., F. Raymond Fosberg, Fosberg, F., Fosberg, Fosberg, R., R.F. Fosberg, Fosberg, F. R., F.R. Fosberg and 9 more.
- Specimens
- 17,152
- Type specimens
- 345
- Years in the field
- 132
- Islands
- 218
- Species
- 3,321
- Identifications
- 5,696
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 14
Where Fosberg collected
Specimens by decade
1860s1990s
Earliest: Glossocardia bidens, 1865 (Yap). Latest: Rhynchospora caduca, 1996.
Named for Fosberg
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Fosberg. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Emilia fosbergii Asteraceae208
- Oceanides fosbergi Lygaeidae65
- Pluchea fosbergii Asteraceae59
- Euphorbia fosbergii Euphorbiaceae46
- Myrsine fosbergii Primulaceae30
- Schleinitzia fosbergii Fabaceae19
- Microcystis fosbergi Euconulidae11
- Eurya fosbergii Pentaphylacaceae9
- Microcystis fosbergi taraiae Euconulidae9
- Peperomia fosbergii Piperaceae7
- Eragrostis fosbergii Poaceae6
- Ectropothecium fosbergii Hypnaceae3
- Tubuaia fosbergi Achatinellidae2
- Diplazium fosbergii Athyriaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
5,696 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: