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R.R. Whitten
Botanical collector (fl. 1992) · 1930–2022
231 specimens, collected between 1912 and 1984 on 25 collecting days, now held in 4 departments.
On the labels as Whitten, R.R., Whitten, R. R. Whitten, Whitten, R. R., R.R. Whitten, Whitten, R..
- Specimens
- 231
- Type specimens
- 23
- Years in the field
- 73
- Islands
- 4
- Species
- 70
- Identifications
- 0
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 1
Where Whitten collected
Specimens by decade
1910s1980s
Earliest: Plagithmysus lamarckianus, 1912 (Kilauea 29 miles). Latest: Combretum, 1984.
Named for Whitten
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Whitten. 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
