| Name | Read, James |
| Date of birth | 1783 |
| Date of death | 1853 |
| Remarks | [collector note: nephew of George Read, a founding father of United States and a signer of the Declaration of American Independence; According to the “Index Herbariorum, pt. II (5), Collectors N-R”, the death year is “1857”; William R. Overlease (in Bartonia 57: 86. 1992) mentioned “ca. 1857”; Original collections (China, Caribbean, E. USA, Malaysia): PH; W. Indies (Cuba, Curacao, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas, col. 1837): B (r. 1891)] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 103726 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8e5ef003-3e99-4003-a20c-d6621be6828d |
| Vernacular name | James Read |
| Standard/Label Name | J. Read |
| Full Name | Read, James |
| Geography Collector | China, Cuba, Malaysia |
| Specialty Collector | Spermatophytes |
| Citation as Collector | Index Herbariorum - Collectors N-R |
| Citation as Collector | Dates in: "History of Delaware. 1609-1888" 1: 190-191. 1888 (via David Hollombe) |
| Holdings | Search for specimens collected by J. Read |
| Collections in | [no date] (1) |
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