David Palmer
British botanist and archaeologist · 1831–1911
1,106 specimens, collected between 1907 and 2022 on 220 collecting days, now held in 2 departments. Identified 2,710 specimens for others.
On the labels as Palmer, D.D., Palmer, D., Palmer D., David Palmer, D. Palmer.
- Specimens
- 1,106
- Type specimens
- 23
- Years in the field
- 116
- Islands
- 8
- Species
- 283
- Identifications
- 2,710
- In the Library
- 3
- Named after
- 16
Where Palmer collected
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Annona globiflora, 1907 (Mexico: Vicinity of Victoria, Tamaulipas). Latest: Asplenium contiguum, 2022.
In the Library
Publications in the Library whose author line carries this name.
2002
Hawaii's ferns and fern alliesPalmer, D. · University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1997
A revision of the genus Sadleria (Blechnaceae)Palmer, D.D. · Pac. Sci. 51: 288-305
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
1994
The Hawaiian species of CibotiumPalmer, D.D. · American Fern Journal 84(3): 73-85.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
Named for Palmer
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Palmer. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Myadestes palmeri Turdidae87
- Porzana palmeri Rallidae36
- Christella palmeri Thelypteridaceae13
- Amaranthus palmeri Amaranthaceae10
- Acropora palmerae Acroporidae8
- Rhodacanthis palmeri Fringillidae6
- Linospadix palmerianus Arecaceae3
- Aequipecten palmeri Pectinidae1
- Calliostoma palmeri Calliostomatidae1
- Distichlis palmeri Poaceae1
- Medranoa palmeri Asteraceae1
- Megachile palmeri Megachilidae1
- Physaria palmeri Brassicaceae1
- Sargassum palmeri Sargassaceae1
- Tiquilia palmeri Ehretiaceae1
- Trifolium palmeri Fabaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
2,710 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: