JG
John W. Gillespie
American botanist · 1901–1932
3,444 specimens, collected between 1922 and 1987 on 164 collecting days, now held in 2 departments. Identified 1 specimens for others.
On the labels as Gillespie, J.W., John W. Gillespie, Gillespie.
- Specimens
- 3,444
- Type specimens
- 262
- Years in the field
- 66
- Islands
- 9
- Species
- 979
- Identifications
- 1
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 15
Where Gillespie collected
Specimens by decade
1920s1980s
Earliest: Austroblechnum difforme, 1922 (Viti Levu). Latest: Saurauia rubicunda, 1987.
Named for Gillespie
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Gillespie. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Diospyros gillespiei Ebenaceae29
- Myristica gillespieana Myristicaceae29
- Antidesma gillespieanum Phyllanthaceae21
- Psychotria gillespieana Rubiaceae17
- Epicharis gillespieana Meliaceae16
- Glochidion gillespiei Phyllanthaceae7
- Syzygium gillespiei Myrtaceae5
- Elatostema gillespiei Urticaceae3
- Endiandra gillespiei Lauraceae3
- Elaphoglossum gillespiei Dryopteridaceae2
- Zanthoxylum gillespieanum Rutaceae2
- Diplazium gillespiei Athyriaceae1
- Elaeocarpus gillespieanus Elaeocarpaceae1
- Phreatia gillespiei Orchidaceae1
- Saccolabiopsis gillespiei Orchidaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
1 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: