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Portrait of Edwin Smith

Collectors

Edwin Smith

American ichthyologist · 1865–1941

267 specimens, collected between 1908 and 1998 on 70 collecting days, now held in 4 departments. Identified 13 specimens for others.

On the labels as Smith, H.M., Smith, H.E., H E Smith, Smith, H., Smith, E., E Smith, Smith, H.C., Smith, H.H. and 8 more.

Specimens
267
Type specimens
3
Years in the field
91
Islands
6
Species
212
Identifications
13
In the Library
0
Named after
0

Where Smith collected

Specimens by decade

1900s1990s

Earliest: Poa glauca, 1908 (Suecica; Harjedalen, Helagsfjaller, Glaciardaland noristra vigg). Latest: Lepiniopsis trilocularis, 1998.

From the field

Cenchrus purpureusDubautia plantagineaSelaginella repandaHibiscus rosa-sinensisTacca leontopetaloidesColeus scutellarioidesSelaginella amblyphyllaSelaginella pennataSonchus oleraceusLeptospron adenanthumLeptobryum pyriformeSyzygium malaccense

As a determiner

13 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: