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Index of Botanists

NamePittier, Henri Francois
Date of birth1857
Date of death1950
Remarks [author note: Herbarium and types: BR, CR, US, VEN; duplicate material at A, AMES, B (extant), BH, BM, C, F, G, GH, K, L, LAU, LE, M, MO, NY, PC, PH, S, W, Z; Biography: B. Häsler & W. T. Baumann: Henri Pittier 1857- 1950. Leben und Werk eines Schweizer Naturforschers in den Neotropen. Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt, 2000. Judson Wood, jr.]] [collector note: Central and South America. Pittier did not collect with Th. A. Durand. Pittier did send plants to Durand for identification, and so on many labels of Pittier's Costa Rica plants Durand's name is mentioned also]
ASA Botanist ID100482 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/3d1332a7-8071-4e51-a840-da48c71d3ecd
Variant nameHenri Francois Pittier
Variant nameHenri Pittier
Variant namePittier de Fabrega
Author namePittier
B & P Author Abbrev.Pittier
Standard/Label NameH. F. Pittier
Full NamePittier, Henri Francois
Geography AuthorColombia,  Costa Rica,  Switzerland,  Venezuela
Geography CollectorColombia,  Costa Rica,  Guatemala,  Mexico,  Nicaragua,  Panama,  Switzerland,  Uruguay,  Venezuela
Specialty AuthorPteridophytes
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Specialty CollectorPhanerogams
Specialty CollectorFungi
Specialty CollectorBryophytes
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as Author Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht
Citation as CollectorIndex Herbariorum - Collectors N-R
Citation as CollectorRocky Mountain Naturalists (J. Ewan)
Member of teams/groups
Author in Arb. Arbust. Venez.
Author in Man. Pl. Usual. Venez.
Author in Cat. Fl. Venez.
Author in Supl. Pl. Usual. Venez.
Author in Gen. Pl. Venez.
Author in Mesa Guanipa, Ensayo Fitogeogr.
Author in Classif. Nat. Pl.
Author in Clav. Fam. Pl. Venez.
Author in Evol. Ci. Nat. Venez.
Author in Esboz. Form. Veg. Venez.
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by H. F. Pittier
Collections in[no date] (51),  1879 (1),  1888 (5),  1889 (11),  1890 (20),  1891 (26),  1892 (15),  1893 (2),  1894 (3),  1895 (2),  1896 (8),  1897 (21),  1898 (6),  1899 (12),  1900 (14),  1901 (2),  1902 (16),  1903 (1),  1904 (1),  1905 (15),  1906 (28),  1907 (3),  1911 (175),  1912 (17),  1913 (13),  1914 (19),  1915 (1),  1917 (29),  1918 (40),  1919 (15),  1920 (55),  1921 (58),  1922 (84),  1923 (27),  1924 (18),  1925 (30),  1926 (13),  1927 (21),  1928 (13),  1929 (14),  1930 (1),  1936 (3),  1937 (1),  1940 (1)
Collector Teams:H. F. Pittier & T. A. Durand  H. F. Pittier & A. Tonduz  H. F. Pittier, J. Saer & A. Jahn  H. F. Pittier & M. Nakichenovich  Pittier & Francey  Mez & Pittier  T. Durand & Pittier  Britton & Pittier  Pittier & S. F. Blake  H. A. T. Harms & H. F. Pittier 
Author Teams:Pittier & Francey  Mez & Pittier  T. Durand & Pittier  Britton & Pittier  Pittier & S. F. Blake  Harms & Pittier 

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