Elmer D. Merrill
U.S. botanist · 1876–1956
152 specimens, collected between 1903 and 1950 on 91 collecting days. Identified 1,696 specimens for others.
On the labels as Merrill, E.D., Elmer D. Merrill, Merrill, E..
- Specimens
- 152
- Type specimens
- 11
- Years in the field
- 48
- Islands
- 19
- Species
- 135
- Identifications
- 1,696
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 28
Specimens by decade
1900s1950s
Earliest: Vittaria lineata, 1903 (Luzon). Latest: Tristiropsis acutangula, 1950.
Named for Merrill
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Merrill. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Adonidia merrillii Arecaceae24
- Ternstroemia merrilliana Pentaphylacaceae24
- Canthium merrillii Rubiaceae21
- Psychotria merrillii Rubiaceae16
- Lindsaea merrillii Lindsaeaceae4
- Millettia merrillii Fabaceae4
- Ridsdalea merrillii Rubiaceae3
- Tinospora merrilliana Menispermaceae3
- Vanda merrillii Orchidaceae3
- Canarium merrillii Burseraceae2
- Cyclea merrillii Menispermaceae2
- Hypoestes merrillii Acanthaceae2
- Monophyllaea merrilliana Gesneriaceae2
- Phanera merrilliana Fabaceae2
- Strobilanthes merrillii Acanthaceae2
- Corybas merrillii Orchidaceae1
- Dendrobium merrillii Orchidaceae1
- Dischidia merrillii Apocynaceae1
- Discocalyx merrillii Primulaceae1
- Eumachia merrilliana Rubiaceae1
- Ischnostroma merrillii1
- Korthalsia merrillii Arecaceae1
- Lygodium merrillii Lygodiaceae1
- Palaquium merrillii Sapotaceae1
- Pronephrium merrillii Thelypteridaceae1
- Puccinia merrillii Pucciniaceae1
- Quercus merrillii Fagaceae1
- Trigonostemon merrillii Euphorbiaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
1,696 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: