Skip to main content
Harvard Logo
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | HARVARD.EDU

Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries

  • Contact
  • Visit
  • Databases
  • Collections
    • Herbaria
    • Digital Resources
    • Use Policies
  • Research
    • Taxonomy
    • Floristics & Monography
    • Plant & Fungal Phylogenetics
    • Paleobotany
    • Plant Speciation and Local Adaptation
    • Forest Ecosystem Carbon Dynamics
  • Publications
    • About HPB
    • Orders & Access
    • For Authors
  • Libraries
    • Libraries' Collections
      • Harvard's Online Library Catalog (HOLLIS)
      • Archives Collections
      • Digital Collections
    • Use of the Libraries
      • Hours
      • Resources
      • Services
      • Permissions
    • Libraries Staff
    • Online Exhibits
  • News & Events
    • News
    • Events
  • People
  • About
    • Visit
    • Contact
    • History
  • Search Hints
  • Use Policy
  • Botanists
  • Publications
  • Specimens
  • Images
  • Taxa
  • Hu Cards
  • ECON Artifacts
  • Contribute
  • Comments

Index of Botanists

NameMaxon, William Ralph
Date of birth1877
Date of death1948
Remarks [author note: Herbarium and types: US] [collector note: Hawaii, West Indies; A, AHFH, AMES, B, BM, BUF, C, DAO, F, GH, L, MICH, MO, NY, US]
ASA Botanist ID139373 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/15a870a9-2368-4faf-b2f8-fd2b36bbdafe
Variant nameWilliam Ralph Maxon
Author nameMaxon
B & P Author Abbrev.Maxon
Standard/Label NameW. R. Maxon
Full NameMaxon, William Ralph
Geography AuthorUnited States of America
Geography CollectorCosta Rica,  Cuba,  Guatemala,  Jamaica,  Nicaragua,  Panama,  United States of America
Specialty AuthorPteridophytes
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Specialty CollectorPteridophytes
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as Author Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht
Citation as CollectorIndex Herbariorum - Collectors M
Member of teams/groups
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by W. R. Maxon
Collections in[no date] (6),  1879 (1),  1895 (1),  1896 (1),  1897 (2),  1898 (1),  1899 (18),  1900 (1),  1901 (2),  1902 (13),  1903 (10),  1904 (22),  1905 (5),  1906 (10),  1907 (19),  1908 (6),  1909 (8),  1910 (6),  1911 (46),  1912 (20),  1913 (1),  1914 (13),  1915 (8),  1916 (27),  1917 (7),  1918 (7),  1919 (1),  1920 (5),  1923 (23),  1926 (106),  1933 (6),  1935 (4),  1936 (6),  1937 (1),  1939 (1),  1940 (4),  1941 (1),  1944 (1),  1946 (1)
Collector Teams:C. L. Pollard & W. R. Maxon  W. R. Maxon et al.  W. R. Maxon & P. C. Standley  W. R. Maxon & A. D. Harvey  W. R. Maxon & T. H. Kearney, Jr.  W. R. Maxon, A. D. Harvey & A. T. Valentine  W. R. Maxon, Edw. Palmer, C. V. Riley & P. L. Ricker  W. R. Maxon & A. T. Valentine  W. R. Maxon & R. H. Hay  T. R. Robinson & W. R. Maxon  W. R. Maxon & E. P. Killip  Underwood & Maxon  Maxon & C. V. Morton  Maxon & Morton  Maxon & Weatherby  Maxon & Copeland  Maxon & C. Christensen  C. J. Pollard & W. R. Maxon  W. R. Maxon & C. A. Weatherby  E. B. Chamberlain & W. R. Maxon  O. Jimenez & W. R. Maxon 
Author Teams:Underwood & Maxon  Maxon & C. V. Morton  Maxon & Morton  Maxon & Weatherby  Maxon & Copeland  Maxon & C. Christensen 

Copyright © 2013 The President and Fellows of Harvard College | Accessibility