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Edward Leonard Caum
American forester and botanist · 1893–1952
656 specimens, collected between 1908 and 1969 on 238 collecting days, now held in 3 departments. Identified 9 specimens for others.
On the labels as Caum, E.L., E.L. Caum, Caum, Edward Leonard, Caum, Caum, E., Caum, E. L., Caum, E.S., CAUM.
- Specimens
- 656
- Type specimens
- 90
- Years in the field
- 62
- Islands
- 13
- Species
- 332
- Identifications
- 9
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 1
Where Caum collected
Specimens by decade
1900s1960s
Earliest: Euphorbia hirta, 1908 (Oʻahu). Latest: Portulaca oleracea, 1969.
Named for Caum
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Caum. 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
9 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: