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W.A. Whistler
American botanist · 1944–2020
2,691 specimens, collected between 1920 and 2026 on 454 collecting days. Identified 1,064 specimens for others.
On the labels as Whistler, W.A., Whistler, A., Whistler.
- Specimens
- 2,691
- Type specimens
- 11
- Years in the field
- 107
- Islands
- 36
- Species
- 1,032
- Identifications
- 1,064
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 6
Where Whistler collected
Specimens by decade
1920s2020s
Earliest: Alphitonia zizyphoides, 1920 ('Eua Island). Latest: Bryophyta, 2026.
Named for Whistler
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Whistler. 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
1,064 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: