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Index of Botanists

NameWight, Robert
Date of birth1796
Date of death1872
Remarks [author note: Herbarium and types: K; additional material at A, ADB, B (mostly destroyed), BHU, BM, BR, C, CAL, CGE, DD, E, FH, FI, G, GH, GL (now at E), GOET, GZU, HAL, L, LE, M, MH, MO, NSW, NY, OXF, P, PH, S, TCD, W, Z] [collector note: A, ADB, B (mostly destroyed), BHU, BM, BR, C, CAL, CGE, DD, E, FH, FI, G, GH, GL (now at E), GOET, GZU, HAL, K (orig.), L, LE, M, MH, MO, NSW, NY, OXF, P, PH, S, TCD, W, Z]
URLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wight
ASA Botanist ID101029 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8a2d2529-96b2-46a4-9783-aeea331209dd
Variant nameRobert Wight
Author nameWight
B & P Author Abbrev.Wight
Standard/Label NameR. Wight
Full NameWight, Robert
Geography AuthorIndia
Geography CollectorIndia,  Sri Lanka
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Specialty CollectorBryophytes
Specialty CollectorLichens
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
Member of teams/groups
Author in Contr. Bot. India
Author in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient.
Author in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight]
Author in Ill. Ind. Bot.
Author in Spicil. Neilgherr.
Author in Cat. Indian Pl.
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by R. Wight
Collections in[no date] (235),  1831 (1),  1836 (1),  1847 (1),  1852 (2),  1866 (19),  1884 (1),  1906 (1)
Collector Teams:Wight & Arnott  R. Wight & George Gardner 
Author Teams:Wight & Arnott  Wight & Gardner 

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