RR
R.W. Read
collected 1969–1987
21 specimens, collected between 1969 and 1987 on 6 collecting days, now held in 2 departments. Identified 1,413 specimens for others.
On the labels as Read, R., Read, R.W., R Read.
- Specimens
- 21
- Type specimens
- 1
- Years in the field
- 19
- Islands
- 3
- Species
- 11
- Identifications
- 1,413
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 1
Where Read collected
Specimens by decade
1960s1980s
Earliest: Gomphia serrata, 1969 (Sri Lanka). Latest: Pritchardia waialealeana, 1987.
Named for Read
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Read. 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
As a determiner
1,413 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: