| Name | Wheldon, James Alfred |
| Date of birth | 1862 |
| Date of death | 1924 |
| Remarks | [author note: Herbarium and types: NMW (29,400); additional material at BDK, BEL, BR (Sphagnum), CGE, DBN, E, HAMU, K, LIV, M, OXF] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 102355 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d0f1de86-d8bc-4baf-b151-99fe722f24a8 |
| Variant name | James Alfred Wheldon |
| Author name | Wheldon |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Wheldon |
| Standard/Label Name | J. A. Wheldon |
| Full Name | Wheldon, James Alfred |
| Specialty Author | Fungi and Lichens |
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes |
| Specialty Collector | Hepatics |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Citation as Author | Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht |
| Citation as Collector | Specimen (FH) Alicularia compressa (Hooker) Nees var. gigantea Macvicar (Barcode 286088) |
| Member of teams/groups | |
| Author in | Syn. Eur. Sphagna |
| Collector Teams: | J. A. Wheldon & A. Wilson |
| Author Teams: | J. A. Wheldon & W. G. Travis |