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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

Specimens by decade

1920s2020s

Earliest: Psychotria sordida, 1928 (Sri Lanka). Latest: Erythroxylum, 2025.

From the field

Eugenia thwaitesiiHedyotisPsychotria rosseliensisPsychotria nigraBulbostylis barbataPsychotria marinianaDesmosAcmella paniculataCharpentiera ovataIxora coccineaPsychotria zeylanicaCardamine hirsuta

As a determiner

45,254 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: