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Index of Botanists

NameWilliams, Louis Otto
Date of birth1908
Date of death1991
Remarks [author note: Herbarium and types: orchids at SEL; additional material at AMES, BM, BR, C, DPU, EAP, G, GB, GH, LCU, MBG, MO, NY, PH, RM, TRT, US, UTC] [collector note: AMES, ARIZ, DS, F (orig.), GH, MEXU, MICH, MO, NY, PH, UC, US] [PJM: Needs validation. Found in database as author of Phymatidium melobarretoi, but without an agent entry]
ASA Botanist ID116572 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a6c1b785-e03d-42a4-a555-c440bca31cf1
Variant nameLouis Otto Williams
Variant nameWilliams, Louis O.
Variant nameWilliams, Louis Otto et alia
Variant nameWilliams, Louis
Author nameL. O. Williams
B & P Author Abbrev.L.O.Williams
Standard/Label NameL. O. Williams
Full NameWilliams, Louis Otto
Geography AuthorBrazil,  Honduras,  United States of America
Geography CollectorCosta Rica,  Guatemala,  Honduras,  United States of America
Specialty AuthorBryophytes
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Specialty CollectorPhanerogams
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as Author Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht
Citation as CollectorIndex Herbariorum - Collectors T-Z
Citation as Collector Taxon; Official News Bulletin of the International Society for Plant Taxonomy. Utrecht
Member of teams/groups
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by L. O. Williams
Collections in1929 (1),  1930 (1),  1932 (253),  1933 (1),  1934 (7),  1935 (130),  1936 (10),  1937 (2),  1938 (38),  1939 (2),  1940 (1),  1941 (2),  1942 (2),  1943 (3),  1944 (2),  1945 (40),  1946 (3),  1947 (3),  1948 (3),  1949 (34),  1950 (2),  1951 (12),  1952 (1),  1955 (1),  1956 (1),  1963 (3)
Collector Teams:L. O. Williams & P. H. Allen  [L. O. Williams & R. Pierson ENTER 589, Rua Pierson = Rua P. Williams]  L. O. Williams, A. Jimenez & T. P. Williams  L. O. Williams et al.  L. O. Williams & Ant. Molina  L. O. Williams, A. Molina R., T. P. Williams, D. N. Gibson & C. Laskowski  L. O. Williams, A. Molina R., T. P. Williams & A. de Molina  L. O. Williams & O. Nagel  A. Molina R., L. O. Williams, W. C. Burger & B. Wallenta  L. O. Williams & F. W. Pierson  L. O. Williams, A. Molina R., T. P. Williams & D. N. Gibson  L. O. Williams & T. P. Williams  L. O. Williams, A. Molina R. & T. P. Williams  L. O. Williams & V. Assis  L. O. Williams & Standley  Standley & L. O. Williams  Ames & L. O. Williams  L. A. Standley & L. O. Williams  A. H. Heller & L. O. Williams  L. O. Williams & Fosberg  Pennell & L. O. Williams  L. O. Williams & Cuatrecasas  P. H. Allen & L. O. Williams  F. W. Popenoe, C. Crawford, & L. O. Williams  E. D. Merrill, L. O. Williams, & Ant. Molina  D. Richards, L. O. Williams & T. P. Williams  D. Richards & L. O. Williams  B. C. Tharp & L. O. Williams  L. O. Williams, Ant. Molina & M. L. van Severen  Ant. Molina, L. O. Williams, W. C. Burger & B. Wallenta  L. O. Williams, Ant. Molina & E. D. Merrill  L. O. Williams & J. I. Moreira  L. O. Williams, Ant. Molina et al.  A. A. Heller & L. O. Williams  L. O. Williams, T. P. Williams & O. D. Coadman  L. O. Williams, V. Assis & J. I. Moreira 
Author Teams:L. O. Williams & Standley  Standley & L. O. Williams  Ames & L. O. Williams  L. A. Standley & L. O. Williams  A. H. Heller & L. O. Williams  L. O. Williams & Fosberg  Pennell & L. O. Williams  L. O. Williams & Cuatrecasas  P. H. Allen & L. O. Williams  Standl. & L. O. Williams  Tharp & L. O. Williams  A. Heller & L. O. Williams