Seymour H. Sohmer
Veterinarian and parasitologist · 1877–1947
2,902 specimens, collected between 1928 and 2025 on 219 collecting days, now held in 2 departments. Identified 45,254 specimens for others.
On the labels as Sohmer, S.H., Sohmer, S., Seymour H. Sohmer, Sohmer.
- Specimens
- 2,902
- Type specimens
- 39
- Years in the field
- 98
- Islands
- 26
- Species
- 999
- Identifications
- 45,254
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 0
Where Sohmer collected
Journeys
12 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 →
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Aug – Sep 1969
Seymour H. Sohmer in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, August – September 196975 specimens · 6 stops · 41 days
3 islands of the United States · Dec 1969 – Jan 1970
Seymour H. Sohmer in Hawaiʻi Island, Maui and Oʻahu, December 1969 – January 197067 specimens · 8 stops · 13 days · 136 km
3 islands of the United States · May – Jul 1970
Seymour H. Sohmer in Kauaʻi, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, May – July 1970111 specimens · 13 stops · 60 days · 1,246 km
Maui and Oʻahu · Aug – Sep 1970
Seymour H. Sohmer in Maui and Oʻahu, August – September 197059 specimens · 7 stops · 21 days · 135 km
Tubuai · Jun – Jul 1971
Seymour H. Sohmer in Tubuai, June – July 197169 specimens · 6 stops · 23 days
Sri Lanka and Pahang · Sep – Dec 1973
Seymour H. Sohmer in Sri Lanka and Pahang, September – December 1973672 specimens · 28 stops · 94 days
Sri Lanka and Oʻahu · Oct – Dec 1975
Seymour H. Sohmer in Sri Lanka and Oʻahu, October – December 1975936 specimens · 26 stops · 44 days
5 islands of Papua New Guinea · Mar – Jun 1979
Seymour H. Sohmer across 5 islands of Papua New Guinea, March – June 1979294 specimens · 22 stops · 106 days · 3,435 km
6 islands · 6–27 Nov 1983
Seymour H. Sohmer across 6 islands, 6–27 November 198368 specimens · 6 stops · 22 days
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Psychotria sordida, 1928 (Sri Lanka). Latest: Erythroxylum, 2025.
From the field
As a determiner
45,254 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: