American botanist (1944-2020).
Wayne Arthur Whistler (October 12, 1944 – April 2, 2020) was an American ethnobotanist, academic and writer. Whistler, an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii's Department of Botany, was an expert on tropical flora of the Pacific Islands, especially Samoa and Tonga.
Abbreviations: Whistler
Occupations: scientific collector, ethnobotanist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Languages: English
Dates: 1944-10-12T00:00:00Z – 2020-04-02T00:00:00Z
Birth place: San Bernardino County
Direct attributions: 28 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 31 plants, 0 fungi