JW
John Wells
collected 1976–2004
4 specimens, collected between 1976 and 2004 on 2 collecting days, now held in 3 departments. Identified 290 specimens for others.
On the labels as J.W. Wells, Wells, J., J.M. Wells.
- Specimens
- 4
- Type specimens
- 0
- Years in the field
- 29
- Islands
- 3
- Species
- 4
- Identifications
- 290
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 2
Where Wells collected
Specimens by decade
1970s2000s
Earliest: Periglypta reticulata, 1976 (Enewetok Atoll). Latest: Syzygium xerampelinum, 2004.
Named for Wells
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Wells. 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
290 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often:

