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Index of Botanists

NameWilbur, Robert Lynch
Date of birth1925
Date of death2022
Remarks [author note: DUKE; Fabaceae, Gentianaceae] [collector note: DUKE] Example of Names published: Jatropha bartlettii Wilbur in J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 70: 99. (1954). Selaginella corallina (Riddell) Wilbur & Whitson in Amer. Fern J. 95(4): 162. (2005)
ASA Botanist ID107238 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8773e060-909b-4959-b88d-a64d531da507
Variant nameRobert Lynch Wilbur
Variant nameWilbur, R. L. et alia
Author nameWilbur
B & P Author Abbrev.Wilbur
Standard/Label NameR. L. Wilbur
Full NameWilbur, Robert Lynch
Geography AuthorUnited States of America
Geography CollectorCosta Rica,  United States of America
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Specialty AuthorPteridophytes
Citation as CollectorIndex Herbariorum, ed. 8
Citation as AuthorAuthors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Death year from: Margaret Wilbur (via Layne Huiet (DUKE) & Gerry Moore (USDA-NRCS))
Member of teams/groups
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by R. L. Wilbur
Collections in[no date] (6),  1855 (1),  1951 (16),  1953 (3),  1954 (3),  1955 (303),  1963 (9),  1964 (43),  1965 (29),  1967 (11),  1968 (3),  1969 (3),  1970 (7),  1971 (2),  1973 (1),  1974 (4),  1996 (1),  1997 (1),  2001 (1)
Collector Teams:R. L. Wilbur & C. R. Wilbur  R. L. Wilbur & F. Almeda  R. L. Wilbur, F. Almeda & J. L. Luteyn  F. Almeda, R. L. Wilbur & T. F. Daniel  G. L. Webster & R. L. Wilbur  J. L. Luteyn, R. L. Wilbur, K. Utley & J. F. Utley  R. L. Wilbur, J. A. Teeri & R. B. Foster  R. L. Wilbur et al.  R. S. Cowan, G. L. Webster & R. L. Wilbur  J. L. Luteyn & R. L. Wilbur  R. L. Wilbur, F. Almeda & T. Daniel  R. L. Wilbur, R. E. Weaver, R. B. Foster & M. Correa  J. L. Luteyn, R. L. Wilbur & K. Utley  R. L. Wilbur & J. A. Teeri  R. L. Wilbur & Jacobs  F. Almeda & R. L. Wilbur  R. L. Wilbur & D. E. Stone  R. L. Wilbur & J. L. Luteyn  Wilbur & Luteyn  R. L. Wilbur & H. S. Daoud  H. S. Daoud & R. L. Wilbur  R. L. Wilbur & M. K. Whitson  R. L. Wilbur, J. L. Luteyn & J. F. Utley  R. L. Wilbur, F. Almeda, J. L. Luteyn & J. F. Utley  R. L. Wilbur & G. L. Webster  R. L. Wilbur & Gerry Moore  H. U. Stauffer, R. L. Wilbur, & H. E. Ahles  R. McVaugh & R. L. Wilbur  R. E. Wyatt, R. L. Wilbur, & N. Fowler  R. L. Wilbur & R. E. Weaver 
Author Teams:Wilbur & Luteyn  Daoud & Wilbur  Wilbur & Whitson  R. E. Wyatt, R. L. Wilbur, & N. Fowler