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Samuel Wight
American botanist · 1874–1954
741 specimens, collected in 1934 on 31 collecting days, now held in 2 departments.
On the labels as S. Wight, Wight, S., Wight, S.G., Wight, Wight, S. G., Samuel Wight, Wight, S.G.
- Specimens
- 741
- Type specimens
- 28
- Years in the field
- —
- Islands
- 16
- Species
- 121
- Identifications
- 0
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 22
Where Wight collected
Named for Wight
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Wight. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Neonotonia wightii Fabaceae53
- Cryptocarya wightiana Lauraceae11
- Diphasiastrum wightianum Lycopodiaceae11
- Oberonia wightiana Orchidaceae5
- Rosulabryum wightii Bryaceae3
- Zingiber wightianum Zingiberaceae2
- Adenia wightiana Passifloraceae1
- Anaphyllum wightii Araceae1
- Coffea wightiana Rubiaceae1
- Cololejeunea wightii Lejeuneaceae1
- Ehretia wightiana Ehretiaceae1
- Ilex wightiana Aquifoliaceae1
- Ipomoea wightii Convolvulaceae1
- Kuruna wightiana Poaceae1
- Parnassia wightiana Parnassiaceae1
- Rhamnus wightii Rhamnaceae1
- Senecio wightii Asteraceae1
- Sonchus wightianus Asteraceae1
- Tetrapilus wightianus Oleaceae1
- Toxocarpus wightianus Apocynaceae1
- Uniyala wightiana Asteraceae1
- Vernonia wightiana Asteraceae1
From the field
