CF
Charles N. Forbes
American botanist · 1883–1920
15,881 specimens, collected between 1811 and 2009 on 953 collecting days, now held in 5 departments. Identified 11 specimens for others.
On the labels as Forbes, C.N., Forbes, C.N. Forbes, C. N. Forbes, Charles N. Forbes, C. Forbes, Forbes, C. N., Forbes, Charles N. and 3 more.
- Specimens
- 15,881
- Type specimens
- 675
- Years in the field
- 199
- Islands
- 11
- Species
- 2,252
- Identifications
- 11
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 51
Where Forbes collected
Specimens by decade
1810s2000s
Earliest: Senecio sylvaticus, 1811 (Oʻahu). Latest: Erodium cicutarium, 2009.
Named for Forbes
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Forbes. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Pseudochirulus forbesi Pseudocheiridae137
- Sphenomorphus forbesi Scincidae119
- Bidens forbesii Asteraceae82
- Boergesenia forbesii Siphonocladaceae57
- Dracaena forbesii Asparagaceae34
- Pritchardia forbesiana Arecaceae29
- Cheirodendron forbesii Araliaceae24
- Lysimachia forbesii Primulaceae23
- Oreogrammitis forbesiana Polypodiaceae22
- Wikstroemia forbesii Thymelaeaceae21
- Pipturus forbesii Urticaceae19
- Rallina forbesi Rallidae17
- Decaspermum forbesii Myrtaceae15
- Heptapleurum forbesii Araliaceae15
- Adinandra forbesii Pentaphylacaceae12
- Hubera forbesii Annonaceae10
- Achatinella forbesiana Achatinellidae8
- Neoscortechinia forbesii Euphorbiaceae8
- Tornatellides forbesi nanus Achatinellidae8
- Sloanea forbesii Elaeocarpaceae7
- Amastra forbesi Amastridae6
- Ardisia forbesii Primulaceae6
- Brackenridgea forbesii Ochnaceae6
- Endiandra forbesii Lauraceae6
- Melodinus forbesii Apocynaceae6
- Gymnacranthera forbesii Myristicaceae5
- Kunstleria forbesii Fabaceae5
- Tornatellides forbesi nana Achatinellidae5
- Achatinella apexfulva forbesiana Achatinellidae4
- Achatinella cestus forbesiana Achatinellidae4
- Hopea forbesii Dipterocarpaceae4
- Tornatellides forbesi Achatinellidae4
- Chiruromys forbesi Muridae3
- Dimorphanthera forbesii Ericaceae3
- Hemipecten forbesianus Pectinidae3
- Nesopupa forbesi Vertiginidae3
- Helicia forbesiana Proteaceae2
- Phoebe forbesii Lauraceae2
- Plagithmysus forbesii Cerambycidae2
- Polyosma forbesii Escalloniaceae2
- Anacropora forbesi Acroporidae1
- Archidendron forbesii Fabaceae1
- Asterias forbesi Asteriidae1
- Bombylius forbesi Bombyliidae1
- Bulimus forbesianus Bulimidae1
- Erycibe forbesii Convolvulaceae1
- Guntheria forbesi Trombiculidae1
- Hansenia forbesii Apiaceae1
- Leptosiphonium forbesii Acanthaceae1
- Medinilla forbesii Melastomataceae1
- Melicope forbesii Rutaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
11 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: