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Index of Botanists

NameMcCarthy, Gerald
Date of birth1858
Date of death1915
Remarks [collector note: Alabama, Georia, N. & S. Carolina (col. 1884-88), District of Columbia (col. 1881-85), Texas; US, A, E, F, MSC, OXF, CGE, BH, CS, ISC, GH, KSC, MONTU] née Michael Gerald McCarthy; he was deaf. "Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" listed the middle name as "Gerard." Example of Names Published: Rhexia mariana var. lanceolata (Walter) T.F. Wood & McCarthy, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 3: 97 (1866), nom. illeg.
ASA Botanist ID134179 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/0b3e5326-0c29-4d9c-8f1a-ac0cf6843455
Variant nameGerald McCarthy
Variant nameMichael Gerald McCarthy
Variant nameM. G. McCarthy
Author nameMcCarthy
B & P Author Abbrev.McCarthy
Standard/Label NameG. McCarthy
Full NameMcCarthy, Gerald
Geography AuthorCanada,  United States of America
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Citation as CollectorIndex Herbariorum - Collectors M
Citation as AuthorBiography in: J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 115(4): 201-212. 1999
Citation as AuthorTaxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by G. McCarthy
Collections in[no date] (2),  1865 (1),  1882 (1),  1884 (12),  1885 (21),  1886 (2),  1888 (32),  1889 (1)

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