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J.W. Helfer

Bohemian physician, naturalist and expolorer · 1810–1840

11 specimens, collected in 1836 on 2 collecting days, now held in 2 departments. Identified 2 specimens for others.

On the labels as Helfer, J.W., Helfer, J..

Specimens
11
Type specimens
1
Years in the field
—
Islands
0
Species
7
Identifications
2
In the Library
0
Named after
6

Named for Helfer

Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Helfer. 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

Eleusine indicaOplismenus compositusAchyranthes asperaAchyranthes asperaMelia azedarachTriumfetta rhomboideaPandanus graminifoliusTriumfetta rhomboideaEleusine indicaMelia azedarach

As a determiner

2 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: