Title
A history of botanical exploration in Amazonian Ecuador, 1739-1988
Related Titles
Series:
Smithsonian contributions to botany, no. 82
By
Renner, Susanne, 1954-
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Washington, D.C, Smithsonian Institution, 1993
Notes
"Issued Apr 6 1993 Smithsonian Institution"--Stamped on t.p.
Information is provided on all individuals known to have collected botanical specimens in the eastern Ecuadorean lowlands below 600 m altitude from 1739 until 30 May 1988. This area belongs to the provinces Sucumbíos, Napo, Pastaza, Morona-Santiago, and Zamora-Chinchipe and covers about 71,000 km sq. Besides biographical data, are included collecting dates and localities, herbaria containing the specimens, and pertinent references to publications by the collector, or about the collector or the expedition. The data are arranged alphabetically by collector, including cross references between main and secondary collectors. Altogether 205 collectors are treated. The total number of specimens gathered in the eastern Ecuadorean lowlands (excluding duplicates, including bryophytes and fungi) is around 61,000, i.e., about 86 per 100 km sq, representing an estimated 4000 species of vascular plants. An index to localities and a map provide general information on the main collecting regions.
Subjects
Amazon River Region
,
Botany
,
Ecuador
,
History
,
Plant collecting
,
Plant collectors
,
Scientific Expeditions
BHL Collections
Women in Natural History
Call Number
QK1 .S2747 no. 82
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.123239
GPO:
0910-E
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/92005840
OCLC:
25633051
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