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Index of Botanists

NameSparrman, Anders
Date of birth1748
Date of death1820
Remarks"Anders Sparrman travelled with captain Cook on his second voyage around the world, together with the two Forster’ s. Among other places they also came to collect in the southernmost South America" (vide A. Anderberg). [author note: Herbarium & Types: S] [collector note: W Africa (1787-88): BM, G, SBT; China (1765-67): LD, LE, LINN?, S, SBT; Cooks' 2nd Voyage (1772-75 in the Resolution): LD (from the Pacific), LE, LINN, S, SBT (from New Zealand), UPS; South Africa (mainly Cape; 1772 & 1775-76): LD (250), LE?, LINN, M, S, SBT, UPS; Collection: H]
ASA Botanist ID100974 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/2f06d9ec-810b-4f5e-8d4f-0a45c58a759b
Variant nameAnders Sparrman
Variant nameAndreas Sparrman
Variant nameSparrmann, Anders
Author nameSparrman
B & P Author Abbrev.Sparrm.
Standard/Label NameA. Sparrman
Full NameSparrman, Anders
Geography AuthorSweden
Geography CollectorChina,  New Zealand,  South Africa
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Specialty CollectorPhanerogams
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as AuthorTaxon. Lit., ed. 2 (TL2) 3: 108, #4836
Citation as CollectorIndex Herbariorum - Collectors S
Citation as CollectorEmail message on southernmost South American coll. from Arne Anderberg (S)
Author in Iter. Chin.

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