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WILLIAM A. SCHIPP'S BOTANICAL EXPLORATIONS IN THE STANN CREEK AND TOLEDO DISTRICTS, BRITISH HONDURAS (1929—1935)
Author(s) -
Lowden Richard M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1218298
Subject(s) - herbarium , flora (microbiology) , taxon , archaeology , botanical garden , geography , type (biology) , ecology , biology , paleontology , bacteria
Summary Herbarium sets distributed by William A. Schipp to European and American institutions represent one of the most significant and extensive collections ever made of the coastal plain flora for the Stann Creek and Toledo Districts of southern British Honduras. Schipp (1933‐34) compiled the first complete flora of these districts in the form of a Catalogue entitled, Flora of British Honduras, Pricelist of Seeds & Herbarium Material . As a professional Botanical Explorer, Schipp's discrimination in the field yielded a total of 154 taxa new to science, including two new genera, Schippia Burret and Schizocardia Smith & Standley (= Purdiaea Planchon). Itineraries for collections made by Schipp from 1929 through 1935 are based on 1462 herbarium specimens found in the Forestry Department Herbarium, Paslow Building, Belize City, British Honduras. Schipp's specimens in the Forestry Department Herbarium include 115 isotypes which have been verified, restored, and placed in a type collection. Maps are presented to aid in the location of previously vague type localities.