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John W. Moore

American botanist · 1901–1990

2,971 specimens, collected between 1906 and 2013 on 205 collecting days, now held in 6 departments. Identified 52 specimens for others.

On the labels as Moore, J.W., John W. Moore, Moore, J.A., Moore, John W., J W Moore, Moore, J., J.W. Moore, J. Moore and 7 more.

Specimens
2,971
Type specimens
263
Years in the field
108
Islands
10
Species
991
Identifications
52
In the Library
0
Named after
46

Where Moore collected

Specimens by decade

1900s2010s

Earliest: Chrysopogon aciculatus, 1906 (Raiatea). Latest: Wurdemannia miniata, 2013.

Named for Moore

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

Decalobanthus peltatusPartulaTypha domingensisPteridophytaDicranellaPartulaColeus scutellarioidesSelaginella societatisMyrsine fasciculataPartulaUlva compressaCalophyllum inophyllum

As a determiner

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