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R.F. Thorne
American botanist · 1920–2015
159 specimens, collected between 1959 and 1986 on 90 collecting days. Identified 22 specimens for others.
On the labels as Thorne, R.F., Thorne, R., Thorne, R.W., Thorne, R.
- Specimens
- 159
- Type specimens
- 1
- Years in the field
- 28
- Islands
- 12
- Species
- 146
- Identifications
- 22
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 2
Where Thorne collected
Specimens by decade
1950s1980s
Earliest: Denhamia bilocularis, 1959 (Cooyar Logging Area.Southeastern Queensland. Moreton District.). Latest: Cryptantha intermedia, 1986.
Named for Thorne
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Thorne. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
From the field
As a determiner
22 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: