Austin Smith

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Creator role(s):
  • Creator
  • Creator
  • Paullinia austin-smithii Standl., Costa Rica, Austin Smith H539, Holotype, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    Creator: NSF/Mellon - GPI
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Paullinia austin-smithii Standl., Costa Rica, Austin Smith H539, Holotype, F
  • Paullinia austin-smithii Standl., Costa Rica, Austin Smith H539, Holotype, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    Creator: NSF/Mellon - GPI
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Paullinia austin-smithii Standl., Costa Rica, Austin Smith H539, Holotype, F
Current Determination: Paullinia austin-smithii Standl.
Family: Sapindaceae
Type Status: Holotype
Elevation: 1600
Additional data: cannot find place named Zapote de San Carlos, but Zarcero [near it per bottom label] is in district of Alfaro Ruiz, as well as a Zapote

Collector(s): Austin Smith
Collection Date: 25 March 1938
Catalog Subset: Seed Plants
Catalog Project: vTypes, Negatives/Types
EMu IRN: 263029
OccurenceID: fd8eac00-8aa7-4598-8fd8-aeec60d93d5d

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