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L.P. Richards
British botanist and botanical collector · 1908–1995
296 specimens, collected between 1940 and 1992 on 13 collecting days, now held in 5 departments.
On the labels as L P Richards, L. Richards, Richards, L.P., L.P. Richards, Richards, P., Richards, L.R., Richards, P.W., L. P. Richards and 1 more.
- Specimens
- 296
- Type specimens
- 8
- Years in the field
- 53
- Islands
- 17
- Species
- 156
- Identifications
- 0
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 3
Where Richards collected
Specimens by decade
1940s1990s
Earliest: Felis silvestris, 1940 (Oʻahu). Latest: Valeriemaya, 1992.
Named for Richards
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Richards. 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
