S.H. Waas

collected 1875–2025

1,439 specimens, collected between 1875 and 2025 on 123 collecting days.

On the labels as Waas, S., Waas S., Waas, S.H., Waas. S..

See the specimens

Specimens: 1,439
Type specimens: 5
Years in the field: 151
Islands: 2
Species: 517
Identifications: 0
In the Library: 0
Named after: 1

Specimens by decade

1870s2020s

Earliest: Timonius flavescens, 1875 (Sri Lanka). Latest: Erythroxylum, 2025.

Named for Waas

Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Waas. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.

Barringtonia waasii Lecythidaceae1

From the field