Kenneth R. Wood
collected 1920–2026
7,490 specimens, collected between 1920 and 2026 on 1,573 collecting days, now held in 4 departments. Identified 107 specimens for others.
On the labels as Wood, K.R., Wood, K., Ken R. Wood, Wood, K.R, K.R. Wood, Kenneth R. Wood, K R Wood, K. Wood and 6 more.
- Specimens
- 7,490
- Type specimens
- 36
- Years in the field
- 107
- Islands
- 46
- Species
- 1,867
- Identifications
- 107
- In the Library
- 3
- Named after
- 20
Where Wood collected
Journeys
13 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 →
8 islands · Jul – Dec 1995
Kenneth R. Wood across 8 islands, July – December 1995447 specimens · 35 stops · 139 days · 32,262 km
9 islands · Jun – Nov 1997
Kenneth R. Wood across 9 islands, June – November 1997164 specimens · 33 stops · 139 days · 49,817 km
3 islands · Mar – May 2002
Kenneth R. Wood in Rapa, Easter Island (=Isla De Pascua) and Austral Islands, March – May 2002119 specimens · 11 stops · 55 days · 57,573 km
4 islands · Jan – Feb 2003
Kenneth R. Wood across 4 islands, January – February 2003108 specimens · 16 stops · 30 days · 11,438 km
4 islands of French Polynesia · Jun – Jul 2003
Kenneth R. Wood across 4 islands of French Polynesia, June – July 200376 specimens · 6 stops · 28 days · 576 km
3 islands of French Polynesia · Nov – Dec 2003
Kenneth R. Wood in Ua Huka, Ua Pou and Huahine, November – December 200352 specimens · 11 stops · 28 days · 1,630 km
4 islands of French Polynesia · Jun – Jul 2004
Kenneth R. Wood across 4 islands of French Polynesia, June – July 200494 specimens · 13 stops · 41 days · 1,519 km
4 islands of the United States · Mar – May 2005
Kenneth R. Wood across 4 islands of the United States, March – May 2005202 specimens · 17 stops · 58 days · 2,044 km
3 islands · Feb – Mar 2009
Kenneth R. Wood in Kosrae, Maui and Pohnpei, February – March 2009132 specimens · 15 stops · 37 days · 9,977 km
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Psychotria hexandra, 1920 (Kauaʻi). Latest: Marchantiophyta, 2026.
In the Library
Publications in the Library whose author line carries this name.
2015
Delissea rhytidosperma H. Mann (Campanulaceae) and Phyllostegia kahiliensis H. St. John (Lamiaceae) possibly extinct on Kaua'i, Hawaiian IslandsWood, K.R. · In: Evenhuis, N.L. & Miller, S.E. (eds.), Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2014. Part I: Articles. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 116: 31-33.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2014
Rediscovery of Melicope quadrangularis (Rutaceae) and other notable plant records for the island of Kaua‘i, Hawai‘iWood, K.R. · In: Evenhuis, N.L., ed., Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2013. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 115: 29-32. [
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
2013
Rediscovery of Lysimachia venosa (Wawra) H. St. John on Kaua‘i, Hawaiian IslandsWood, K.R. · In: Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.), Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2012. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 114: 37-38.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
Named for Wood
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Wood. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Pterochondria woodii Rhodomelaceae28
- Cryptosiphonia woodii Dumontiaceae16
- Lithocarpus woodii Fagaceae12
- Novaculops woodi Labridae9
- Branchioglossum woodii Delesseriaceae7
- Grewia woodiana Malvaceae4
- Pritchardia woodii Arecaceae4
- Ceropegia woodii Apocynaceae3
- Calophyllum woodii Calophyllaceae2
- Hydnocarpus woodii Achariaceae2
- Oparanthus woodii Asteraceae2
- Pinanga woodiana Arecaceae2
- Psychotria woodii Rubiaceae2
- Bidens woodii Asteraceae1
- Ceropegia woodiana Apocynaceae1
- Cyclophorus woodianus Cyclophoridae1
- Fagraea woodiana Gentianaceae1
- Helix woodiana Helicidae1
- Hibiscadelphus woodii Malvaceae1
- Urophyllum woodii Rubiaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
107 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: