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Index of Botanists

NameAdams, William Preston
Date of birth1930
Date of death2017
Remarks[author note: Hypericum. DePauw University (DPU - transferred to NY in 1987)] "William P. Adams" in Rhodora 63: 10 1961; as "Preston Adams" in Rhodora 64: 231. 1962] Example of Name Published: Hypericum chapmanii W. P. Adams, Contr. Gray Herb. 189: 22. 1962.
ASA Botanist ID127558 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/711b2620-f609-4e84-824d-7e070b2f66c9
Variant nameAdams, Preston
Variant nameAdams, W. Preston
Variant nameWilliam Preston Adams
Author nameW. P. Adams
B & P Author Abbrev.W. P. Adams
Standard/Label NameW. P. Adams
Full NameAdams, William Preston
Geography AuthorUnited States of America
Geography CollectorUnited States of America
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Specialty CollectorPhanerogams
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as CollectorAuthors of Plant Names. 1992
Citation as AuthorObituary in DePauw University news-media (via John E. Williams)
Member of teams/groups
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by W. P. Adams
Collections in1955 (2),  1956 (9),  1960 (3)
Collector Teams:G. L. Webster, W. P. Adams, K. I. Miller & L. Miller  W. H. Duncan & W. P. Adams  W. H. Duncan, W. P. Adams & C. Connell 
Author Teams:W. P. Adams & N. Robson 

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