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 623
- Asteraceae 34
- Fabaceae 21
- Piperaceae 15
- Ericaceae 10
- Violaceae 7
- Poaceae 7
- Brassicaceae 7
- Rosaceae 6
- Ranunculaceae 6
- Polygalaceae 5
- Natricidae 4
- Apiaceae 4
- Stemonitidaceae 3
- Solanaceae 3
- Salicaceae 3
- Pteridaceae 3
- Onagraceae 3
- Lamiaceae 3
- Caprifoliaceae 3
- Betulaceae 3
- Aspleniaceae 3
- Asparagaceae 3
- Anacardiaceae 3
- Amaranthaceae 3
- Thelypteridaceae 2
- Sematophyllaceae 2
- Rubiaceae 2
- Portulacaceae 2
- Polytrichaceae 2
- Plantaginaceae 2
- Oleaceae 2
- Lythraceae 2
- Lentibulariaceae 2
- Hypericaceae 2
- Fontinalaceae 2
- Cyperaceae 2
- Cucurbitaceae 2
- Campanulaceae 2
- Bartramiaceae 2
- Aulacomniaceae 2
- Zygophyllaceae 1
- Sarraceniaceae 1
- Sapindaceae 1
- Rhamnaceae 1
- Pucciniaceae 1
- Primulaceae 1
- Potamogetonaceae 1
- Polyporaceae 1
- Polypodiaceae 1
- Polygyridae 1
- Polemoniaceae 1
- Pinaceae 1
- Phytolaccaceae 1
- Passifloraceae 1
- Myrtaceae 1
- Moronidae 1
- Menyanthaceae 1
- Marchantiaceae 1
- Lophocoleaceae 1
- Linderniaceae 1
- Linaceae 1
- Juncaceae 1
- Iridaceae 1
- Hymenophyllaceae 1
- Hydrophyllaceae 1
- Grimmiaceae 1
- Gentianaceae 1
- Ganodermataceae 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
- Araceae 1
- Aquifoliaceae 1
- Apocynaceae 1
- Aizoaceae 1
- Agaricaceae 1
- Adoxaceae 1
- Acoraceae 1
Families Identified 8
- Orchidaceae 579
- Solanaceae 4
- Hydrangeaceae 3
- Phyllostictaceae 1
- Nectriaceae 1
- Cyperaceae 1
- Colchicaceae 1
- Carabidae 1