William Russell Sykes

William Russell Sykes; Sykes; Bill Sykes; W. R. Sykes; William R. Sykes

October 13, 1927 – January 05, 2018

botanist, botanical collector

British born New Zealand botanist (1927-2018)

Wikidata iD http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6167727

Sykes, William Russell. 2025. Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8166470

Collected or identified specimens in the following Families:

Families Collected 426

Asteraceae 2,471
Poaceae 1,836
Fabaceae 1,008
Pinaceae 882
Lamiaceae 612
Rosaceae 592
Rubiaceae 587
Myrtaceae 574
Orchidaceae 557
Salicaceae 533
Cyperaceae 532
Brassicaceae 444
Solanaceae 438
Malvaceae 378
Polygonaceae 347
Euphorbiaceae 347
Amaranthaceae 345
Pteridaceae 320
Aspleniaceae 290
Crassulaceae 269
Plantaginaceae 245
Urticaceae 244
Boraginaceae 244
Ranunculaceae 236
Thelypteridaceae 231
Araceae 221
Convolvulaceae 219
Polypodiaceae 218
Piperaceae 216
Caprifoliaceae 205
Acanthaceae 199
Apiaceae 196
Hypericaceae 183
Celastraceae 179
Apocynaceae 179
Gentianaceae 169
Campanulaceae 163
Blechnaceae 159
Papaveraceae 155
Asparagaceae 154
Oleaceae 152
Sapindaceae 152
Dryopteridaceae 151
Phyllanthaceae 150
Caryophyllaceae 149
Primulaceae 145
Orobanchaceae 140
Hymenophyllaceae 140
Scrophulariaceae 139
Ericaceae 138
Cyatheaceae 128
Dennstaedtiaceae 126
Podocarpaceae 126
Bignoniaceae 125
Araliaceae 123
Berberidaceae 120
Aizoaceae 120
Moraceae 119
Rutaceae 116
Nephrolepidaceae 115
Cupressaceae 112
Viburnaceae 109
Betulaceae 99
Nyctaginaceae 97
Lycopodiaceae 97
Iridaceae 96
Geraniaceae 90
Cucurbitaceae 88
Dioscoreaceae 86
Passifloraceae 84
Vitaceae 81
Arecaceae 77
Zingiberaceae 77
Athyriaceae 73
Nothofagaceae 73
Saxifragaceae 72
Rhamnaceae 71
Gesneriaceae 71
Lauraceae 69
Oxalidaceae 67
Sapotaceae 67
Anacardiaceae 64
Amaryllidaceae 63
Pandanaceae 60
Psilotaceae 60
Onagraceae 59
Verbenaceae 58
Juncaceae 58
Violaceae 56
Grossulariaceae 53
Pittosporaceae 52
Loganiaceae 52
Combretaceae 51
Selaginellaceae 49
Asphodelaceae 47
Hernandiaceae 47
Linderniaceae 46
Meliaceae 45
Commelinaceae 45
Leucobryaceae 44
Loranthaceae 44
Fagaceae 44
Smilacaceae 42
Cannabaceae 42
Lythraceae 41
Portulacaceae 41
Balsaminaceae 41
Proteaceae 40
Annonaceae 38
Heliconiaceae 38
Lejeuneaceae 38
Marantaceae 37
Thymelaeaceae 37
Liliaceae 37
Gleicheniaceae 36
Calomniaceae 34
Goodeniaceae 34
Ebenaceae 33
Marchantiaceae 32
Fissidentaceae 32
Meteoriaceae 31
Haloragaceae 30
Davalliaceae 30
Magnoliaceae 30
Elaeocarpaceae 30
Tectariaceae 30
Bryaceae 29
Lindsaeaceae 28
Hypnaceae 27
Racopilaceae 26
Cornaceae 24
Mazaceae 24
Bruchiaceae 24
Pylaisiadelphaceae 23
Cactaceae 23
Grimmiaceae 23
Cunoniaceae 23
Santalaceae 23
Marattiaceae 23
Lentibulariaceae 22
Ophioglossaceae 22
Araucariaceae 22
Polygalaceae 22
Parmeliaceae 21
Begoniaceae 21
Calymperaceae 21
Brachytheciaceae 21
Pottiaceae 20
Casuarinaceae 20
Thuidiaceae 19
Lecythidaceae 19
Caricaceae 18
Taxaceae 18
Cordiaceae 18
Aytoniaceae 18
Hydrangeaceae 18
Aquifoliaceae 18
Heliotropiaceae 18
Alstroemeriaceae 17
Cleomaceae 17
Melastomataceae 17
Cannaceae 16
Physciaceae 16
Phyllocladaceae 16
Tamaricaceae 16
Juncaginaceae 16
Theaceae 16
Ramalinaceae 15
Linaceae 15
Sematophyllaceae 15
Lophocoleaceae 15
Schizaeaceae 15
Polemoniaceae 14
Plagiochilaceae 14
Musaceae 14
Equisetaceae 14
Parnassiaceae 14
Polytrichaceae 13
Cladoniaceae 13
Basellaceae 13
Aristolochiaceae 13
Plumbaginaceae 13
Viscaceae 13
Dicksoniaceae 13
Polyporaceae 12
Montiaceae 12
Cistaceae 12
Osmundaceae 12
Buxaceae 12
Clusiaceae 12
Schisandraceae 12
Corynocarpaceae 11
Juglandaceae 11
Costaceae 11
Cycadaceae 11
Elaeagnaceae 11
Melanthiaceae 10
Alismataceae 10
Lepidoziaceae 10
Teloschistaceae 10
Bartramiaceae 10
Lobariaceae 10
Capparaceae 10
Ulmaceae 10
Ehretiaceae 10
Calophyllaceae 10
Ditrichaceae 9
Formicidae 9
Lembophyllaceae 9
Chloranthaceae 9
Calycanthaceae 9
Winteraceae 8
Lomariopsidaceae 8
Tropaeolaceae 8
Surianaceae 8
Atherospermataceae 8
Bromeliaceae 8
Menispermaceae 8
Myristicaceae 8
Potamogetonaceae 8
Berberidopsidaceae 7
Droseraceae 7
Colchicaceae 7
Lygodiaceae 7
Malpighiaceae 7
Resedaceae 7
Simaroubaceae 7
Monimiaceae 7
Burseraceae 6
Charopidae 6
Hymenochaetaceae 6
Pucciniaceae 6
Pseudodalatiidae 6
Styracaceae 6
Neckeraceae 6
Dichapetalaceae 6
Gunneraceae 6
Ximeniaceae 6
Talinaceae 6
Auriculariaceae 5
Rhizophoraceae 5
Phytolaccaceae 5
Hydrophyllaceae 5
Lardizabalaceae 5
Actinidiaceae 5
Orthotrichaceae 5
Hypopterygiaceae 5
Hamamelidaceae 5
Acoraceae 5
Symphyodontaceae 5
Symplocaceae 4
Funariaceae 4
Restionaceae 4
Alseuosmiaceae 4
Muntingiaceae 4
Carlemanniaceae 4
Coleosporiaceae 4
Balanophoraceae 4
Punctidae 4
Putranjivaceae 4
Nyssaceae 4
Notothyladaceae 4
Thesiaceae 4
Nelumbonaceae 4
Ochnaceae 4
Francoaceae 4
Radulaceae 4
Phrymaceae 4
Bruniaceae 3
Xylariaceae 3
Cyrillaceae 3
Caprimulgidae 3
Calceolariaceae 3
Myricaceae 3
Cercidiphyllaceae 3
Sciuridae 3
Escalloniaceae 3
Hydrocharitaceae 3
Asteliaceae 3
Typhaceae 3
Cephalotaxaceae 3
Haemodoraceae 3
Adiantaceae 3
Coriariaceae 3
Frullaniaceae 3
Nartheciaceae 3
Elatinaceae 3
Umbilicariaceae 3
Pennantiaceae 3
Dicranaceae 3
Clethraceae 3
Cardiopteridaceae 3
Soricidae 2
Garryaceae 2
Cercopithecidae 2
Ixerbaceae 2
Loxsomataceae 2
Nymphaeaceae 2
Canidae 2
Hymenophytaceae 2
Phyllogoniaceae 2
Flagellariaceae 2
Connaraceae 2
Argophyllaceae 2
Exobasidiaceae 2
Oleandraceae 2
Woodsiaceae 2
Sabiaceae 2
Erysiphaceae 2
Torricelliaceae 2
Graphidaceae 2
Salviniaceae 2
Durvillaeaceae 2
Caliciaceae 2
Aspidiaceae 2
Altingiaceae 2
Stilbaceae 2
Namaceae 2
Cochlospermaceae 2
Daphniphyllaceae 2
Paracryphiaceae 2
Martyniaceae 2
Chrysobalanaceae 2
Fomitopsidaceae 2
Cibotiaceae 2
Meliolaceae 2
Aphrophoridae 2
Dipteridaceae 2
Agaricaceae 2
Carabidae 2
Moringaceae 2
Elapidae 2
Colubridae 2
Turneraceae 2
Orthostichellaceae 1
Amphorogynaceae 1
Philesiaceae 1
Rhabdoweisiaceae 1
Hypodematiaceae 1
Leskeaceae 1
Cystopteridaceae 1
Marsileaceae 1
Mycenaceae 1
Muridae 1
Cisticolidae 1
Semionotidae 1
Lepidotidae 1
Hybodontidae 1
Rhytididae 1
Camaenidae 1
Alestidae 1
Cichlidae 1
Cervidae 1
Camelidae 1
Megalonychidae 1
Bovidae 1
Scincidae 1
Nymphalidae 1
Ocypodidae 1
Chamaeleonidae 1
Eriphiidae 1
Viperidae 1
Epialtidae 1
Diogenidae 1
Portunidae 1
Amastridae 1
Cervantesiaceae 1
Aptandraceae 1
Lycoperdaceae 1
Melampsoraceae 1
Schizophyllaceae 1
Phyllachoraceae 1
Didiereaceae 1
Mycosphaerellaceae 1
Sargassaceae 1
Eucommiaceae 1
Dilleniaceae 1
Molluginaceae 1
Dipterocarpaceae 1
Zamiaceae 1
Spiridentaceae 1
Dicranellaceae 1
Roccellaceae 1
Achariaceae 1
Datiscaceae 1
Menyanthaceae 1
Pedaliaceae 1
Tofieldiaceae 1
Paulowniaceae 1
Icacinaceae 1
Orthodontiaceae 1
Oedogoniaceae 1
Rousseaceae 1
Saururaceae 1
Nanodeaceae 1
Trichocoleaceae 1
Pulchrinodaceae 1
Dumortieraceae 1
Pallaviciniaceae 1
Anastrophyllaceae 1
Plagiogyriaceae 1
Helodiaceae 1
Ephedraceae 1
Balanopaceae 1
Dacryobolaceae 1
Microdochiaceae 1
Gnetaceae 1
Platanaceae 1
Limnanthaceae 1
Porellaceae 1
Cercopidae 1
Onocleaceae 1
Helwingiaceae 1
Stachyuraceae 1
Griseliniaceae 1
Sclerodermataceae 1
Isoetaceae 1
Stereocaulaceae 1
Ripogonaceae 1
Clavicipitaceae 1
Sclerotiniaceae 1
Hypoxylaceae 1
Opiliaceae 1
Schizoporaceae 1
Didymiaceae 1
Steccherinaceae 1

Families Identified 291

Poaceae 2,203
Asteraceae 1,666
Fabaceae 1,524
Pinaceae 1,094
Rubiaceae 917
Rosaceae 872
Euphorbiaceae 810
Lamiaceae 763
Myrtaceae 726
Solanaceae 679
Cyperaceae 591
Crassulaceae 574
Malvaceae 536
Amaranthaceae 408
Salicaceae 392
Urticaceae 344
Araceae 335
Iridaceae 333
Asparagaceae 331
Boraginaceae 314
Plantaginaceae 310
Ericaceae 293
Piperaceae 291
Acanthaceae 286
Phyllanthaceae 258
Scrophulariaceae 256
Oxalidaceae 248
Convolvulaceae 241
Cupressaceae 233
Thelypteridaceae 231
Oleaceae 224
Passifloraceae 217
Rutaceae 211
Pteridaceae 209
Apocynaceae 199
Geraniaceae 190
Araliaceae 189
Polygonaceae 189
Sapindaceae 179
Primulaceae 173
Moraceae 161
Nyctaginaceae 159
Orchidaceae 158
Brassicaceae 154
Celastraceae 152
Cucurbitaceae 151
Apiaceae 144
Aspleniaceae 143
Caprifoliaceae 142
Amaryllidaceae 137
Bignoniaceae 132
Nephrolepidaceae 124
Podocarpaceae 121
Berberidaceae 120
Verbenaceae 118
Asphodelaceae 114
Proteaceae 113
Arecaceae 113
Aizoaceae 111
Cyatheaceae 108
Campanulaceae 107
Ranunculaceae 100
Fagaceae 99
Anacardiaceae 96
Onagraceae 96
Lauraceae 96
Caryophyllaceae 95
Hymenophyllaceae 93
Zingiberaceae 91
Betulaceae 90
Rhamnaceae 89
Dennstaedtiaceae 88
Dryopteridaceae 86
Polypodiaceae 79
Commelinaceae 79
Hypericaceae 75
Pandanaceae 73
Combretaceae 72
Marantaceae 70
Violaceae 70
Gentianaceae 69
Pittosporaceae 67
Lythraceae 67
Viburnaceae 62
Annonaceae 59
Papaveraceae 58
Meliaceae 56
Alstroemeriaceae 54
Orobanchaceae 54
Heliconiaceae 54
Thymelaeaceae 51
Dioscoreaceae 50
Ebenaceae 49
Polemoniaceae 47
Cannabaceae 46
Elaeocarpaceae 45
Grossulariaceae 44
Araucariaceae 44
Goodeniaceae 43
Hernandiaceae 43
Cunoniaceae 42
Portulacaceae 42
Psilotaceae 39
Blechnaceae 39
Tectariaceae 39
Lycopodiaceae 38
Gesneriaceae 38
Cannaceae 37
Sapotaceae 37
Vitaceae 37
Magnoliaceae 36
Tropaeolaceae 35
Begoniaceae 34
Loranthaceae 33
Balsaminaceae 33
Tamaricaceae 33
Ulmaceae 31
Liliaceae 31
Theaceae 30
Bromeliaceae 30
Basellaceae 29
Santalaceae 29
Saxifragaceae 29
Cactaceae 28
Haloragaceae 27
Hydrangeaceae 27
Elaeagnaceae 27
Phytolaccaceae 27
Caricaceae 25
Aristolochiaceae 24
Athyriaceae 24
Melastomataceae 24
Cordiaceae 24
Actinidiaceae 23
Cycadaceae 23
Cistaceae 23
Aquifoliaceae 22
Davalliaceae 22
Lecythidaceae 21
Linaceae 21
Casuarinaceae 20
Linderniaceae 20
Juglandaceae 20
Hydrophyllaceae 20
Heliotropiaceae 20
Coriariaceae 19
Plumbaginaceae 19
Corynocarpaceae 18
Phrymaceae 18
Musaceae 18
Lindsaeaceae 18
Nothofagaceae 17
Dicksoniaceae 17
Polygalaceae 17
Montiaceae 16
Selaginellaceae 16
Schizaeaceae 16
Lardizabalaceae 16
Loganiaceae 16
Taxaceae 15
Buxaceae 15
Calophyllaceae 15
Alismataceae 15
Ophioglossaceae 14
Myristicaceae 14
Cleomaceae 14
Menispermaceae 14
Colchicaceae 13
Winteraceae 13
Calycanthaceae 12
Costaceae 12
Chloranthaceae 12
Clusiaceae 11
Cornaceae 11
Styracaceae 11
Lygodiaceae 11
Myricaceae 11
Gleicheniaceae 10
Haemodoraceae 10
Hamamelidaceae 10
Trochodendraceae 10
Droseraceae 10
Nymphaeaceae 10
Marattiaceae 10
Simaroubaceae 10
Francoaceae 10
Talinaceae 10
Schisandraceae 9
Viscaceae 9
Smilacaceae 9
Clethraceae 8
Juncaceae 8
Ximeniaceae 8
Saururaceae 8
Surianaceae 8
Juncaginaceae 8
Malpighiaceae 8
Rhizophoraceae 7
Monimiaceae 7
Lentibulariaceae 7
Escalloniaceae 7
Nyssaceae 7
Ephedraceae 7
Zygophyllaceae 7
Cephalotaxaceae 7
Burseraceae 6
Stilbaceae 6
Argophyllaceae 6
Phyllocladaceae 6
Resedaceae 6
Lomariopsidaceae 6
Dichapetalaceae 6
Atherospermataceae 6
Chrysobalanaceae 6
Calceolariaceae 6
Gunneraceae 6
Ehretiaceae 5
Balanophoraceae 5
Osmundaceae 5
Capparaceae 5
Pentaphylacaceae 5
Quillajaceae 5
Paulowniaceae 5
Mazaceae 5
Zamiaceae 5
Aphanopetalaceae 4
Salviniaceae 4
Cardiopteridaceae 4
Platanaceae 4
Melanthiaceae 4
Nelumbonaceae 4
Pennantiaceae 4
Berberidopsidaceae 4
Leucobryaceae 4
Bruniaceae 4
Ixerbaceae 4
Stachyuraceae 4
Equisetaceae 4
Muntingiaceae 4
Didiereaceae 3
Alseuosmiaceae 3
Potamogetonaceae 3
Cercidiphyllaceae 3
Typhaceae 3
Nanodeaceae 3
Columelliaceae 3
Melianthaceae 3
Cyrillaceae 3
Paracryphiaceae 3
Balanopaceae 3
Griseliniaceae 3
Ochnaceae 3
Namaceae 3
Flagellariaceae 3
Aponogetonaceae 3
Nartheciaceae 2
Pontederiaceae 2
Ripogonaceae 2
Dilleniaceae 2
Marsileaceae 2
Menyanthaceae 2
Loxsomataceae 2
Doryanthaceae 2
Iteaceae 2
Turneraceae 2
Onocleaceae 2
Eucommiaceae 2
Cochlospermaceae 2
Limnanthaceae 2
Garryaceae 2
Sabiaceae 2
Putranjivaceae 2
Sciadopityaceae 1
Connaraceae 1
Simmondsiaceae 1
Degeneriaceae 1
Helwingiaceae 1
Achariaceae 1
Moringaceae 1
Bixaceae 1
Eriocaulaceae 1
Elatinaceae 1
Frankeniaceae 1
Meteoriaceae 1
Parnassiaceae 1
Spiridentaceae 1
Acoraceae 1
Martyniaceae 1
Staphyleaceae 1
Restionaceae 1
Symplocaceae 1