Oakes Ames
Ames; O. Ames
(b. September 26, 1874 – d. April 28, 1950)
botanist, explorer
Collected or identified specimens in the following Families:
Families Collected 89
- Orchidaceae 619
- Asteraceae 34
- Fabaceae 18
- Piperaceae 15
- Ericaceae 10
- Violaceae 7
- Brassicaceae 7
- Rosaceae 6
- Ranunculaceae 6
- Poaceae 6
- Polygalaceae 5
- ORCHIDACEAE 4
- Colubridae 4
- Solanaceae 3
- Salicaceae 3
- Pteridaceae 3
- Onagraceae 3
- Liliaceae 3
- Lamiaceae 3
- Chenopodiaceae 3
- Caprifoliaceae 3
- Betulaceae 3
- Aspleniaceae 3
- Apiaceae 3
- Anacardiaceae 3
- Thelypteridaceae 2
- Sematophyllaceae 2
- Rubiaceae 2
- Portulacaceae 2
- Polytrichaceae 2
- Polyporaceae 2
- Plantaginaceae 2
- Oleaceae 2
- Lobeliaceae 2
- Lentibulariaceae 2
- Gentianaceae 2
- Fontinalaceae 2
- Cyperaceae 2
- Cucurbitaceae 2
- Clusiaceae 2
- Caesalpiniaceae 2
- Bartramiaceae 2
- Aulacomniaceae 2
- Araceae 2
- Stemonitidaceae 1
- Sarraceniaceae 1
- Rhamnaceae 1
- Punicaceae 1
- Pucciniaceae 1
- Primulaceae 1
- Potamogetonaceae 1
- Polypodiaceae 1
- Polygyridae 1
- Polemoniaceae 1
- Pinaceae 1
- Petiveriaceae 1
- Passifloraceae 1
- POACEAE 1
- Nidulariaceae 1
- Myrtaceae 1
- Moronidae 1
- Mimosaceae 1
- Marchantiaceae 1
- Lythraceae 1
- Linderniaceae 1
- Linaceae 1
- Juncaceae 1
- Iridaceae 1
- Hymenophyllaceae 1
- Hydrophyllaceae 1
- Hippocastanaceae 1
- Grimmiaceae 1
- Geocalycaceae 1
- Fagaceae 1
- Fabroniaceae 1
- Eriocaulaceae 1
- Dennstaedtiaceae 1
- Cornaceae 1
- Convolvulaceae 1
- Caryophyllaceae 1
- Caricaceae 1
- Cambaridae 1
- Cactaceae 1
- Brachytheciaceae 1
- Boraginaceae 1
- Berberidaceae 1
- Asclepiadaceae 1
- Araliaceae 1
- Aquifoliaceae 1
Families Identified 9
- Orchidaceae 477
- ORCHIDACEAE 101
- Solanaceae 4
- Saxifragaceae 3
- ORCHIDACEAE,ORCHIDACEAE 1
- Nectriaceae 1
- Cyperaceae 1
- Carabidae 1
- Botryosphaeriaceae 1