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William A. Setchell
American botanist and naturalist · 1864–1943
772 specimens, collected between 1890 and 1992 on 151 collecting days, now held in 2 departments. Identified 33 specimens for others.
On the labels as Setchell, W.A., W.A. Setchell, Setchell, William A. Setchell.
- Specimens
- 772
- Type specimens
- 26
- Years in the field
- 103
- Islands
- 16
- Species
- 589
- Identifications
- 33
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 14
Where Setchell collected
Specimens by decade
1890s1990s
Earliest: Tuomeya americana, 1890 (Massapaug Brook, Sharon). Latest: Diplazium harpeodes, 1992.
Named for Setchell
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Setchell. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Microdictyon setchellianum Anadyomenaceae461
- Hymenena setchellii Delesseriaceae22
- Akalaphycus setchelliae Liagoraceae16
- Ixora setchellii Rubiaceae14
- Codium setchellii Codiaceae9
- Phycodrys setchellii Delesseriaceae8
- Ulvella setchellii Ulvellaceae7
- Titanophycus setchellii Liagoraceae4
- Cystoseira setchellii Sargassaceae3
- Gloiodermatopsis setchellii Faucheaceae2
- Grateloupia setchellii Callithamniaceae2
- Microcoleus setchellianus Microcoleaceae2
- Laminaria setchellii Laminariaceae1
- Selaginella setchellii Selaginellaceae1
From the field
As a determiner
33 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: