Alwyn Howard Gentry

argentin; A.H.Gentry; Al Gentry; Alwyn H. Gentry; A. Gentry; A H Gentry; A. H. Gentry; A. H.Gentry

January 06, 1945 – August 03, 1993

curator, botanist, botanical collector

American botanist (1945-1993)

Wikidata iD http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q449930

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Gentry, Alwyn Howard. 2025. Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8166401

Collected or identified specimens in the following Families:

Families Collected 422

Bignoniaceae 11,194
Fabaceae 9,721
Rubiaceae 7,310
Melastomataceae 4,998
Asteraceae 3,854
Apocynaceae 3,725
Araceae 3,716
Piperaceae 3,627
Euphorbiaceae 3,245
Annonaceae 3,199
Moraceae 3,161
Solanaceae 3,158
Lauraceae 3,148
Malvaceae 2,863
Arecaceae 2,726
Gesneriaceae 2,672
Sapindaceae 2,303
Myrtaceae 1,979
Orchidaceae 1,946
Sapotaceae 1,775
Meliaceae 1,622
Clusiaceae 1,534
Burseraceae 1,485
Acanthaceae 1,477
Urticaceae 1,471
Ericaceae 1,469
Myristicaceae 1,461
Lecythidaceae 1,429
Poaceae 1,389
Malpighiaceae 1,377
Bromeliaceae 1,365
Salicaceae 1,260
Marantaceae 1,133
Passifloraceae 1,120
Primulaceae 1,073
Convolvulaceae 1,071
Lamiaceae 995
Cucurbitaceae 994
Celastraceae 994
Araliaceae 941
Nyctaginaceae 843
Violaceae 842
Chrysobalanaceae 835
Menispermaceae 812
Onagraceae 791
Phyllanthaceae 688
Heliconiaceae 679
Cyperaceae 674
Cordiaceae 670
Cyclanthaceae 644
Rutaceae 595
Campanulaceae 577
Capparaceae 577
Siparunaceae 564
Anacardiaceae 558
Cyatheaceae 545
Polygonaceae 539
Combretaceae 529
Verbenaceae 512
Vitaceae 483
Polygalaceae 482
Elaeocarpaceae 454
Gentianaceae 438
Dilleniaceae 433
Commelinaceae 421
Amaranthaceae 411
Marcgraviaceae 408
Loranthaceae 407
Erythroxylaceae 406
Connaraceae 398
Loganiaceae 389
Cannabaceae 374
Erythropalaceae 353
Ebenaceae 350
Costaceae 349
Polypodiaceae 348
Cactaceae 339
Rhamnaceae 331
Zingiberaceae 321
Heliotropiaceae 320
Hypericaceae 313
Vochysiaceae 301
Begoniaceae 297
Rosaceae 295
Calophyllaceae 283
Sabiaceae 278
Cunoniaceae 265
Pteridaceae 254
Aquifoliaceae 236
Schlegeliaceae 231
Monimiaceae 229
Achariaceae 224
Dryopteridaceae 223
Dichapetalaceae 220
Dioscoreaceae 219
Putranjivaceae 213
Ochnaceae 211
Oxalidaceae 207
Phytolaccaceae 203
Caricaceae 197
Lythraceae 194
Aristolochiaceae 185
Smilacaceae 179
Chloranthaceae 172
Pentaphylacaceae 171
Metteniusaceae 166
Lacistemataceae 159
Thymelaeaceae 157
Viscaceae 157
Proteaceae 155
Actinidiaceae 155
Humiriaceae 151
Alstroemeriaceae 150
Plantaginaceae 149
Rhizophoraceae 144
Cleomaceae 131
Simaroubaceae 128
Caryocaraceae 120
Quiinaceae 117
Aspleniaceae 112
Podocarpaceae 110
Picramniaceae 108
Symplocaceae 104
Hymenophyllaceae 96
Orobanchaceae 96
Icacinaceae 96
Fagaceae 94
Oleaceae 93
Scrophulariaceae 90
Asparagaceae 87
Brunelliaceae 87
Caryophyllaceae 87
Lycopodiaceae 85
Ranunculaceae 83
Amaryllidaceae 77
Clethraceae 76
Caprifoliaceae 75
Calceolariaceae 75
Selaginellaceae 74
Burmanniaceae 74
Magnoliaceae 73
Staphyleaceae 73
Trigoniaceae 73
Peraceae 72
Linaceae 72
Blechnaceae 71
Apiaceae 71
Lentibulariaceae 70
Gnetaceae 70
Thelypteridaceae 69
Hippocrateaceae 68
Turneraceae 66
Viburnaceae 66
Dipterocarpaceae 65
Theaceae 64
Iridaceae 62
Tectariaceae 61
Hernandiaceae 61
Myricaceae 60
Geraniaceae 59
Loasaceae 58
Olacaceae 58
Styracaceae 58
Zygophyllaceae 58
Hydrangeaceae 57
Strombosiaceae 56
Leucobryaceae 56
Rapateaceae 55
Athyriaceae 55
Escalloniaceae 51
Gunneraceae 49
Ehretiaceae 49
Haemodoraceae 49
Balanophoraceae 46
Stemonuraceae 45
Cardiopteridaceae 44
Crassulaceae 43
Coulaceae 43
Cochlospermaceae 43
Asclepiadaceae 42
Juglandaceae 40
Polemoniaceae 39
Dipentodontaceae 38
Gleicheniaceae 38
Winteraceae 37
Brassicaceae 37
Muntingiaceae 35
Aptandraceae 35
Papaveraceae 35
Eriocaulaceae 34
Xyridaceae 34
Cannaceae 33
Irvingiaceae 33
Opiliaceae 32
Zamiaceae 32
Bixaceae 32
Pittosporaceae 31
Pontederiaceae 31
Lindsaeaceae 31
Tropaeolaceae 31
Talinaceae 29
Alismataceae 29
Flacourtiaceae 28
Equisetaceae 27
Boraginaceae 27
Pandaceae 27
Graphidaceae 27
Portulacaceae 25
Calymperaceae 25
Achatocarpaceae 25
Ulmaceae 25
Berberidaceae 25
Lomariopsidaceae 25
Pandanaceae 25
Balsaminaceae 24
Coriariaceae 24
Linderniaceae 24
Buxaceae 24
Dicksoniaceae 23
Podostemaceae 23
Droseraceae 22
Plumbaginaceae 22
Nephrolepidaceae 21
Sarcolaenaceae 21
Nothofagaceae 20
Polytrichaceae 20
Schizaeaceae 20
Asphodelaceae 20
Columelliaceae 19
Parmeliaceae 19
Basellaceae 18
Anemiaceae 18
Betulaceae 18
Bonnetiaceae 18
Hypnaceae 18
Juncaceae 17
Cyrillaceae 16
Sphaerosepalaceae 16
Oleandraceae 16
Salviniaceae 15
Metaxyaceae 15
Dennstaedtiaceae 15
Triuridaceae 14
Nymphaeaceae 14
Lepidobotryaceae 14
Pilotrichaceae 14
Aizoaceae 14
Tetrameristaceae 14
Lobariaceae 13
Lygodiaceae 13
Thuidiaceae 13
Cupressaceae 13
Anisophylleaceae 13
Sphenocleaceae 13
Montiniaceae 13
Goupiaceae 12
Marattiaceae 12
Grossulariaceae 12
Tapisciaceae 12
Ximeniaceae 12
Velloziaceae 11
Sematophyllaceae 11
Krameriaceae 11
Cabombaceae 11
Saccolomataceae 10
Canellaceae 10
Cervantesiaceae 10
Didymochlaenaceae 10
Dicranaceae 10
Tovariaceae 10
Strelitziaceae 10
Cornaceae 10
Brachytheciaceae 9
Sphagnaceae 9
Phrymaceae 9
Lejeuneaceae 9
Hypoxidaceae 9
Hydrophyllaceae 9
Calomniaceae 8
Pinaceae 8
Orthotrichaceae 8
Tiliaceae 8
Sterculiaceae 8
Hydrocharitaceae 7
Surianaceae 7
Araucariaceae 7
Bartramiaceae 7
Stilbaceae 7
Isoetaceae 7
Ixonanthaceae 7
Nartheciaceae 7
Centroplacaceae 7
Sarraceniaceae 7
Goodeniaceae 6
Huaceae 6
Mayacaceae 6
Santalaceae 6
Bataceae 6
Musaceae 6
Bryaceae 6
Ephedraceae 6
Montiaceae 5
Namaceae 5
Menyanthaceae 5
Physenaceae 5
Neckeraceae 5
Marchantiaceae 5
Daphniphyllaceae 5
Plagiochilaceae 5
Molluginaceae 5
Stegnospermataceae 5
Ancistrocladaceae 5
Apodanthaceae 5
Pertusariaceae 5
Ramalinaceae 5
Tofieldiaceae 5
Hamamelidaceae 4
Nepenthaceae 4
Aphloiaceae 4
Peridiscaceae 4
Trichocoleaceae 4
Saxifragaceae 4
Valerianaceae 4
Picrodendraceae 4
Atherospermataceae 4
Flagellariaceae 4
Ophioglossaceae 4
Restionaceae 4
Pterobryaceae 4
Asteropeiaceae 4
Psilotaceae 4
Potamogetonaceae 4
Fissidentaceae 4
Hydroleaceae 4
Elaeagnaceae 3
Pottiaceae 3
Microteaceae 3
Octoblepharaceae 3
Martyniaceae 3
Schisandraceae 3
Aextoxicaceae 3
Lardizabalaceae 3
Alzateaceae 3
Apidae 3
Vivianiaceae 3
Orthostichellaceae 3
Rhabdodendraceae 3
Pedaliaceae 3
Phyllonomaceae 3
Altingiaceae 3
Thomandersiaceae 3
Paulowniaceae 3
Philesiaceae 2
Calyceraceae 2
Physciaceae 2
Bruniaceae 2
Cladoniaceae 2
Phellinaceae 2
Penaeaceae 2
Nyssaceae 2
Balanopaceae 2
Arthoniaceae 2
Felidae 2
Myodocarpaceae 2
Roccellaceae 2
Ditrichaceae 2
Philydraceae 2
Hookeriaceae 2
Euphroniaceae 2
Hypopterygiaceae 2
Griseliniaceae 2
Liliaceae 2
Schoepfiaceae 2
Phyllogoniaceae 2
Peltantheraceae 2
Stereophyllaceae 2
Joinvilleaceae 2
Moringaceae 2
Frullaniaceae 2
Paracryphiaceae 2
Typhaceae 1
Pylaisiaceae 1
Flexitrichaceae 1
Lecanoraceae 1
Eupteleaceae 1
Cycadaceae 1
Herbertaceae 1
Lecideaceae 1
Megalosporaceae 1
Anastrophyllaceae 1
Taxiphyllaceae 1
Stixaceae 1
Botryosphaeriaceae 1
Oncothecaceae 1
Austrobaileyaceae 1
Dumortieraceae 1
Meteoriaceae 1
Stemonaceae 1
Lembophyllaceae 1
Ceratophyllaceae 1
Haloragaceae 1
Colchicaceae 1
Elatinaceae 1
Pylaisiadelphaceae 1
Stylidiaceae 1
Gomortegaceae 1
Octoknemaceae 1
Butomaceae 1
Cistaceae 1
Hemidictyaceae 1
Iteaceae 1
Ticodendraceae 1
Entodontaceae 1
Hanguanaceae 1
Corynocarpaceae 1
Bufonidae 1
Thurniaceae 1
Thesiaceae 1
Pannariaceae 1
Sphaerophoraceae 1
Prionodontaceae 1
Tyrannosauridae 1

Families Identified 222

Bignoniaceae 16,475
Apocynaceae 1,312
Fabaceae 910
Schlegeliaceae 480
Piperaceae 423
Malvaceae 400
Myristicaceae 384
Passifloraceae 299
Moraceae 292
Arecaceae 281
Rubiaceae 262
Sabiaceae 232
Melastomataceae 216
Lauraceae 205
Salicaceae 192
Sapotaceae 167
Euphorbiaceae 163
Annonaceae 151
Sapindaceae 146
Urticaceae 129
Asteraceae 125
Lecythidaceae 125
Cucurbitaceae 118
Clusiaceae 101
Celastraceae 100
Violaceae 96
Araliaceae 95
Dilleniaceae 93
Acanthaceae 92
Solanaceae 88
Burseraceae 85
Phyllanthaceae 83
Humiriaceae 82
Lamiaceae 77
Anacardiaceae 76
Meliaceae 76
Araceae 75
Convolvulaceae 71
Malpighiaceae 71
Gesneriaceae 68
Commelinaceae 67
Caricaceae 61
Cannabaceae 60
Cordiaceae 60
Chrysobalanaceae 59
Nyctaginaceae 56
Vochysiaceae 56
Cyclanthaceae 53
Amaranthaceae 52
Lythraceae 51
Ochnaceae 49
Polygalaceae 45
Elaeocarpaceae 44
Heliconiaceae 44
Combretaceae 44
Marantaceae 43
Capparaceae 41
Costaceae 40
Erythropalaceae 40
Proteaceae 40
Begoniaceae 39
Achariaceae 39
Hypericaceae 36
Primulaceae 36
Myrtaceae 35
Lacistemataceae 35
Heliotropiaceae 35
Rutaceae 35
Ebenaceae 33
Phytolaccaceae 33
Siparunaceae 30
Vitaceae 30
Cactaceae 29
Polygonaceae 27
Calophyllaceae 26
Pentaphylacaceae 26
Putranjivaceae 25
Verbenaceae 25
Zingiberaceae 24
Bromeliaceae 23
Rosaceae 23
Marcgraviaceae 22
Orchidaceae 22
Loranthaceae 22
Metteniusaceae 22
Loganiaceae 20
Monimiaceae 19
Bixaceae 19
Plantaginaceae 19
Connaraceae 18
Rhamnaceae 18
Trigoniaceae 18
Erythroxylaceae 17
Coulaceae 16
Icacinaceae 15
Aquifoliaceae 14
Caryocaraceae 14
Buxaceae 14
Haemodoraceae 14
Menispermaceae 14
Aptandraceae 13
Campanulaceae 13
Strombosiaceae 13
Simaroubaceae 12
Dichapetalaceae 12
Actinidiaceae 12
Hernandiaceae 12
Apiaceae 11
Rhizophoraceae 11
Cleomaceae 10
Zygophyllaceae 9
Cardiopteridaceae 9
Gentianaceae 9
Cyperaceae 9
Cochlospermaceae 9
Stemonuraceae 9
Staphyleaceae 8
Poaceae 8
Linaceae 8
Brunelliaceae 8
Oxalidaceae 7
Podocarpaceae 7
Cunoniaceae 7
Asparagaceae 6
Viburnaceae 6
Ehretiaceae 6
Eriocaulaceae 6
Tapisciaceae 6
Olacaceae 6
Linderniaceae 6
Boraginaceae 6
Ranunculaceae 6
Paulowniaceae 5
Fagaceae 5
Thymelaeaceae 5
Caprifoliaceae 5
Balanophoraceae 5
Podostemaceae 5
Symplocaceae 5
Dipentodontaceae 5
Theaceae 5
Goupiaceae 5
Scrophulariaceae 5
Oleaceae 5
Orobanchaceae 5
Picramniaceae 4
Onagraceae 4
Balsaminaceae 4
Crassulaceae 4
Peraceae 4
Alstroemeriaceae 4
Quiinaceae 4
Magnoliaceae 4
Zamiaceae 4
Opiliaceae 4
Ulmaceae 4
Nymphaeaceae 4
Polypodiaceae 4
Achatocarpaceae 4
Ericaceae 4
Burmanniaceae 3
Apodanthaceae 3
Caryophyllaceae 3
Irvingiaceae 3
Tetrameristaceae 3
Clethraceae 3
Aristolochiaceae 3
Cervantesiaceae 3
Velloziaceae 3
Pontederiaceae 3
Blechnaceae 2
Phyllonomaceae 2
Smilacaceae 2
Sphenocleaceae 2
Flacourtiaceae 2
Pandaceae 2
Phrymaceae 2
Gleicheniaceae 2
Thelypteridaceae 2
Aizoaceae 2
Plumbaginaceae 2
Loasaceae 2
Lentibulariaceae 2
Hydrangeaceae 2
Selaginellaceae 2
Plocospermataceae 2
Muntingiaceae 2
Xyridaceae 2
Juglandaceae 2
Myricaceae 2
Strelitziaceae 2
Portulacaceae 2
Amaryllidaceae 2
Molluginaceae 2
Papaveraceae 2
Cytinaceae 2
Cabombaceae 1
Viscaceae 1
Dryopteridaceae 1
Anisophylleaceae 1
Dioscoreaceae 1
Microteaceae 1
Hamamelidaceae 1
Cornaceae 1
Hymenophyllaceae 1
Iridaceae 1
Polytrichaceae 1
Surianaceae 1
Calceolariaceae 1
Schoepfiaceae 1
Turneraceae 1
Styracaceae 1
Peltantheraceae 1
Tropaeolaceae 1
Cupressaceae 1
Ximeniaceae 1
Frankeniaceae 1
Gnetaceae 1
Lepidobotryaceae 1
Brassicaceae 1
Mayacaceae 1
Peridiscaceae 1

Alwyn Howard Gentry

Alwyn Gentry

Families Collected 422

Families Identified 222