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Sydney Glassman
American botanist · 1919–2008
554 specimens, collected between 1936 and 1958 on 70 collecting days, now held in 2 departments. Identified 51 specimens for others.
On the labels as Glassman, S.F., Sydney Glassman, Glassman, S..
- Specimens
- 554
- Type specimens
- 5
- Years in the field
- 23
- Islands
- 10
- Species
- 352
- Identifications
- 51
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 1
Where Glassman collected
Specimens by decade
1930s1950s
Earliest: Nephrolepis obliterata, 1936 (Pohnpei). Latest: Lolium pratense, 1958.
Named for Glassman
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Glassman. 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
51 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: