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Steven Perlman

collected 1901–2026

6,426 specimens, collected between 1901 and 2026 on 1,270 collecting days, now held in 3 departments. Identified 3 specimens for others.

On the labels as Perlman, S., Perlman, S.P., S. Perlman, Perlman, Steve Perlman, Steven Perlman, Perlman, S, Perlman S. and 5 more.

Specimens
6,426
Type specimens
150
Years in the field
126
Islands
44
Species
1,779
Identifications
3
In the Library
0
Named after
6

Where Perlman collected

Specimens by decade

1900s2020s

Earliest: Rauvolfia sachetiae, 1901 (Nuku Hiva). Latest: Marchantiophyta, 2026.

Named for Perlman

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

Cyrtandra waianaeensisPterophylla tremuloidesGlochidion marianumCibotium menziesiiPhyllanthus distichusAlyxia stellataPsychotria kaduanaNototrichium sandwicenseDryopteris rubiginosaDryopteris glabraEragrostis grandisArgyroxiphium grayanum

As a determiner

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