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E.Y. Dawson
American botanist · 1918–1966
1,841 specimens, collected between 1855 and 1993 on 228 collecting days. Identified 216 specimens for others.
On the labels as Dawson, E.Y., Dawson, E.J., Dawson.
- Specimens
- 1,841
- Type specimens
- 57
- Years in the field
- 139
- Islands
- 55
- Species
- 679
- Identifications
- 216
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 4
Where Dawson collected
Specimens by decade
1850s1990s
Earliest: Asparagopsis taxiformis, 1855 (Enewetak Atoll). Latest: Rosenvingea intricata, 1993.
Named for Dawson
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Dawson. 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
216 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: