JJ
John I. Ford Jr
British ecological geneticist · 1901–1988
680 specimens, collected between 1924 and 1986 on 115 collecting days, now held in 6 departments. Identified 164 specimens for others.
On the labels as Ford Jr., E.J., Ford, E.J. Jr., E J Ford Jr, Ford, E. J. Jr., Ford, E.J., E. J. Ford Jr., J Ford, E.J. Ford Jr. and 12 more.
- Specimens
- 680
- Type specimens
- 178
- Years in the field
- 63
- Islands
- 9
- Species
- 289
- Identifications
- 164
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 22
Where Ford collected
Specimens by decade
1920s1980s
Earliest: Maechidius helleri, 1924 (New britain). Latest: Synedrella nodiflora, 1986.
Named for Ford
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Ford. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Lasianthus fordii Rubiaceae20
- Rhodamnia fordii Myrtaceae4
- Vernicia fordii Euphorbiaceae4
- Phlegmariurus fordii Lycopodiaceae3
- Argyrotegium fordianum Asteraceae2
- Licuala fordiana Arecaceae2
- Magnolia fordiana Magnoliaceae2
- Trachyguina fordi Cicadellidae2
- Aeletes fordi Histeridae1
- Avdrenia fordi Gryllidae1
- Bredia fordii Melastomataceae1
- Callistola fordi Chrysomelidae1
- Derris fordii Fabaceae1
- Dioscorea fordii Dioscoreaceae1
- Epania fordi Cerambycidae1
- Erythrophleum fordii Fabaceae1
- Globivenus fordii Veneridae1
- Meliosma fordii Sabiaceae1
- Ormosia fordiana Fabaceae1
- Plagiochila fordiana Plagiochilaceae1
- Polistes fordi Eumenidae1
- Tagalus fordi Tenebrionidae1
From the field
As a determiner
164 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: