C.V. Morton

Named for Morton

Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Morton. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.

• Rhysotoechia mortoniana Sapindaceae3
• Cardium mortoni Cardiidae2
• Licardium mortoni1
• Medinilla mortonii Melastomataceae1
• Neritina mortoniana Neritidae1
• Venus mortoni Veneridae1

From the field

As a determiner

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

• Acrostichum aureum6
• Pteris biaurita6
• Davallia solida4
• Psilotum nudum4
• Adiantum capillus-veneris4
• Pteris ensiformis3
• Pteris vittata3
• Pteris ryukyuensis3
• Davallia repens3
• Diplazium dilatatum3