J.R. Croft
collected 1968–1989
1,752 specimens, collected between 1968 and 1989 on 281 collecting days, now held in 4 departments. Identified 17 specimens for others.
On the labels as Croft, J.R., J.R. Croft, Croft, J., Croft, J, J Croft, Croft, j., R. Croft, R.A. Croft.
- Specimens
- 1,752
- Type specimens
- 19
- Years in the field
- 22
- Islands
- 18
- Species
- 1,038
- Identifications
- 17
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 4
Where Croft collected
Journeys
4 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 →
3 islands of Papua New Guinea · May – Jun 1973
J.R. Croft in New Britain, Ott Island and Kakolan, May – June 1973185 specimens · 9 stops · 38 days · 542 km
3 islands of Papua New Guinea · Aug – Oct 1974
J.R. Croft in Lavongai, New Ireland and Fergusson Island, August – October 1974152 specimens · 14 stops · 60 days · 4,346 km
3 islands of Papua New Guinea · Nov – Dec 1976
J.R. Croft in Fergusson Island, Normanby Island and Fergusson Island., November – December 1976149 specimens · 8 stops · 39 days · 605 km
Tasmania · 14–25 Feb 1989
J.R. Croft in Tasmania, 14–25 February 198980 specimens · 9 stops · 12 days · 374 km
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Kania eugenioides, 1968 (Fergusson Island). Latest: Diselma archeri, 1989.
Named for Croft
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Croft. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
From the field
As a determiner
17 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: