Harold St.John
collected 1876–1996
19,854 specimens, collected between 1876 and 1996 on 1,761 collecting days, now held in 5 departments. Identified 2,431 specimens for others.
On the labels as St.John, H., Harold St. John, St. John, Harold, St. John, H., H. St. John, H St John, St John, H., St John, Harold and 5 more.
- Specimens
- 19,854
- Type specimens
- 970
- Years in the field
- 121
- Islands
- 162
- Species
- 3,767
- Identifications
- 2,431
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 0
Where St.John collected
Journeys
49 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 Canada · Aug – Sep 1913
Harold St.John in Sable Island, Sable and Nova Scotia, August – September 1913118 specimens · 8 stops · 44 days · 99 km
Rapa · Jul – Aug 1921
Harold St.John in Rapa, July – August 1921128 specimens · 12 stops · 34 days
the United States · Jul – Sep 1924
Harold St.John in the United States, July – September 1924102 specimens · 13 stops · 50 days
Oʻahu · 4–30 May 1925
Harold St.John in Oʻahu, 4–30 May 192594 specimens · 10 stops · 27 days
Kauaʻi · Jun – Aug 1925
Harold St.John in Kauaʻi, June – August 1925162 specimens · 18 stops · 58 days
Kauaʻi · Mar – Jun 1926
Harold St.John in Kauaʻi, March – June 1926270 specimens · 15 stops · 91 days
Oʻahu and Maui · Sep 1929 – May 1930
Harold St.John in Oʻahu and Maui, September 1929 – May 1930759 specimens · 51 stops · 230 days · 1,207 km
5 islands · Sep 1930 – May 1931
Harold St.John across 5 islands, September 1930 – May 1931545 specimens · 46 stops · 258 days · 10,194 km
4 islands of the United States · Sep 1931 – Mar 1932
Harold St.John across 4 islands of the United States, September 1931 – March 1932481 specimens · 30 stops · 167 days · 1,433 km
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Xanthosoma sagittifolium, 1876 (Ninatoputapu). Latest: Lepidium virginicum, 1996.
From the field
As a determiner
2,431 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: