Title
Collection no. book # 17, beginning # 26154, ending with # 26789
Title Variants
Alternative:
Collection number book no. 17, Aug. 6, 1946 Aug. 24, 1946, (26154 26789)
Related Titles
Contained In:
F. Raymond Fosberg field notes from the Department of Botany
Series:
SIA Acc. 12-040
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1946
Notes
English
An inserted table of contents contains a full listing of localities and corresponding collector numbers. This field book contains a specimen list of botanical specimens collected from 6-24 August 1946 in various locations within the Caroline Islands and the Marshall Islands. Collector numbers 26154 26789 are included. Occasionally, notes become long and narrative, and will sometimes include general descriptions of area vegetation. Specimen list includes scientific name, date, locality, collector number, and sometimes physical description of the specimen that includes its measurements, color, and other information. Caroline Islands localities include various collecting stations on Nukuoro Atoll, Ponape, Kusaie (Lela or Lele Island), and Jaluit Atoll. Marshall Islands localities include Kwajalein Atoll. List of Islets of Nukuoro Atoll (south to north) inserted between pages 24 and 25. Four small sheets of miscellaneous notes are inserted in the back of the book.
Subjects
Botany
,
Caroline Islands
,
Field notes
,
Jaluit
,
Kosrae
,
Kwajalein
,
Marshall Islands
,
Micronesia
,
Nukuoro
,
Ponape
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.97203
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51457414
Find in a local library