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Albert C. Smith

American botanist · 1906–1999

7,022 specimens, collected between 1839 and 2010 on 348 collecting days, now held in 3 departments. Identified 13,769 specimens for others.

On the labels as Smith, A.C., Albert C. Smith, Smith, A.H., Alan J. Smith, Smith, A.S., Smith, A., A.G. Smith, A.S. Smith.

Specimens
7,022
Type specimens
413
Years in the field
172
Islands
43
Species
1,703
Identifications
13,769
In the Library
0
Named after
64

Where Smith collected

Specimens by decade

1830s2010s

Earliest: Asplenium serratum, 1839 (French Guyana. Ciga Cayenno). Latest: Xyris complanata, 2010.

Named for Smith

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

Decaisnina forsterianaWeissiaMemecylon vitienseDysoxylum mollissimumDiscocalyx fuscaHomalium pallidumCrepidomanes humileTaxithelium tenuisetumSpathoglottis pacificaHedycarya dorstenioidesSelaginella firmulaMedinilla kambikambi

As a determiner

13,769 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: