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Solomon J. Champion

English soldier, botanist, and explorer · 1815–1854

189 specimens, collected between 2017 and 2026, now held in 2 departments. Identified 4 specimens for others.

On the labels as Solomon J. Champion, Champion, S..

Specimens
189
Type specimens
0
Years in the field
10
Islands
3
Species
63
Identifications
4
In the Library
0
Named after
12

Specimens by decade

2010s2020s

Earliest: Bartlettina sordida, 2017 (Oʻahu). Latest: Oxychilus, 2026.

Named for Champion

Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Champion. 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

Bartlettina sordida

As a determiner

4 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: