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Harold E. Parks
American botanist · 1880–1967
1,690 specimens, collected between 1917 and 1954 on 152 collecting days, now held in 4 departments. Identified 3 specimens for others.
On the labels as Parks, H.E., Parks, H., Parks, H.E. Parks, Parks, H. E., ~. Parks, Parks, H.B., Parks H.E and 3 more.
- Specimens
- 1,690
- Type specimens
- 59
- Years in the field
- 38
- Islands
- 11
- Species
- 938
- Identifications
- 3
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 11
Where Parks collected
Specimens by decade
1910s1950s
Earliest: Peperomia lasiostigma, 1917 (Viti Levu). Latest: Fitchia speciosa, 1954.
Named for Parks
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Parks. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Loxogramme parksii Polypodiaceae39
- Alpinia parksii Zingiberaceae16
- Teredo parksi Teredinidae16
- Sphaeropteris parksiae Cyatheaceae10
- Phlegmariurus parksii Lycopodiaceae9
- Crossostylis parksii Rhizophoraceae8
- Pneumatopteris parksii Thelypteridaceae8
- Asplenium parksii Aspleniaceae3
- Dennstaedtia parksii Dennstaedtiaceae2
- Aglaia parksii Meliaceae1
- Hypoxylon parksianum Hypoxylaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
3 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: