Louis Otho Williams

American botanist (1908-1991).

Louis Otho (Otto) Williams (1908 – 1991) was a botanist from Wyoming. He received his BA and MA from the University of Wyoming then a PhD from Washington University in St. Louis. He went on to be editor of the American Orchid Society Bulletin. While he was editor the bulletin increased publication frequency from quarterly to monthly and membership in the society grew from 200 to 3,000. During World War II worked in Brazil on the rubber procurement project. For much of the 1950s he lived in Honduras and started the journal Ceiba there. After returning to the US he worked for the Field Museum of

Abbreviations: L.O.Williams
Occupations: scientific collector, explorer, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1908-12-16T00:00:00Z – 1991-01-07T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Jackson
Direct attributions: 374 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 513 plants, 0 fungi

374 plants attributed, 139 plants contributed to513 plants:

Dioon mejiae Standl. & L.O.Williams 1950
endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Dioon mejiae is a species of cycad that is native to Honduras. It is found in the departments of Colón, Olancho, and Yoro. Common names include palma teosinte, teocinte, teocinta (female), teocintle, teocsinte, teosinte, tiusinte, and tusinte, all of which mean "sacred ear."
Macropodanthus L.O.Williams 1938
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Macropodanthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
Gibsoniothamnus L.O.Williams 1970
plant genus in the schlegeliaceae family
Gibsoniothamnus is a group of plants described as a genus in 1970. Gibsoniothamnus is native to southern Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. Species
Costus stenophyllus Standl. & L.O.Williams 1952
plant species in the costaceae family
Costus stenophyllus, the bamboo costus, is a species of plant endemic to Costa Rica. In southern Costa Rica, it grows in forests, most typically on ridges and steep slopes. It is also grown as an ornamental outside of its native range. Costus stenophyllus is not easily confused with other Central American species of Costus, in part due to its narrow leaves.
Dickasonia L.O.Williams 1941
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Dickasonia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There is only one known species, Dickasonia vernicosa, which is native to the Himalayas from Darjeeling, through Bhutan and Assam to Myanmar.
Bulbophyllum cirrhosum L.O.Williams 1940
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum cirrhosum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum from Mexico.
Bulbophyllum amazonicum L.O.Williams 1939
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum amazonicum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Miconia mirabilis (Camasey Cuatrocanales) (Aubl.) L.O.Williams 1963
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Laelia undulata (Lindl.) L.O.Williams 1941
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Laelia undulata is a species of orchid native to Colombia, Trinidad and Venezuela.
Laelia marginata (Lindl.) L.O.Williams 1941
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Laelia marginata is a species of orchid in the genus Laelia. Laelia marginata is found in Suriname.
Juglans olanchana Standl. & L.O.Williams 1950
plant species in the juglandaceae family
Juglans olanchana is a semideciduous tree species in the Juglandaceae family. It can be found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. It can grow up to 40 m in height and 1.5 m in diameter. The long branches bear twigs tipped with 40–50 cm long, glabrous, pinately compound leaves, darker on the top than on the bottom. The base of the trunk sometimes has buttresses.
Ipomoea aurantiaca L.O.Williams 1970
perennial plant species in the convolvulaceae family
Ipomoea aurantiaca is a species of morning glory found in Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. It is a twining vine that has yellow flowers.
Dendrobium dickasonii L.O.Williams 1940
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Dendrobium inversum is a species of orchid that is native to Myanmar (Burma) and the Assam region of northeastern India. It was first formally described in 1895 in The Gardeners' Chronicle by Sydney Cortauld from an unpublished description by John Bradshaw.
Bulbophyllum schizopetalum L.O.Williams 1946
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum schizopetalum is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum nemorale L.O.Williams 1938
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum nemorale is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum nagelii L.O.Williams 1939
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum nagelii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Mexico.
Tachigali versicolor Standl. & L.O.Williams 1952
endangered plant species in the fabaceae family
Tachigali versicolor or the suicide tree is a species of tree found from Costa Rica to western Colombia. It is monocarpic, flowering only once before dying, which gives rise to its common name of the "suicide tree".
Sobralia callosa L.O.Williams 1946
perennial plant species in the orchidaceae family
Sobralia callosa is a species of Sobralia.
Platymiscium albertinae Standl. & L.O.Williams 1950
critically endangered plant species in the fabaceae family
Platymiscium albertinae is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Honduras. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pentaplaris L.O.Williams & Standl. 1952
plant genus in the malvaceae family
Pentaplaris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes three species native to Costa Rica and western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia). Three species are accepted: Pentaplaris davidsmithii Dorr & C.Bayer Pentaplaris doroteae L.O.Williams & Standl. Pentaplaris huaoranica Dorr & C.Bayer
Ipomoea dumosa (Benth.) L.O.Williams 1970
annual and perennial plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Graffenrieda robusta (Cogn.) L.O.Williams 1963
plant species in the melastomataceae family
Graffenrieda robusta is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Peru and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Dendrobium serratilabium L.O.Williams 1937
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Dendrobium laterale L.O.Williams 1941
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Dendrobium diffusum L.O.Williams 1937
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Calochilus caeruleus (Wiry Beard Orchid) L.O.Williams 1946
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Calochilus caeruleus, commonly known as wiry beard orchid, is a species of orchid native to northern Australia and New Guinea. It has a single leaf which continues to develop during flowering and up to twelve greenish flowers with reddish brown markings and a labellum with a red "beard".
Phragmorchis L.O.Williams 1938
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Phragmorchis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Phragmorchis teretifolia, endemic to the Island of Luzon in the Philippines.
Paphiopedilum papuanum (Papua Paphiopedilum) (Ridl.) L.O.Williams 1946
endangered and perennial plant species in the orchidaceae family
Paphiopedilum papuanum is a rare species of orchid in the genus Paphiopedilum. Commonly known as the Papua paphiopedilum, it is endemic to the highlands of New Guinea and is considered one of the rarest Paphiopedilum species in cultivation. The species is named after its country of origin, Papua New Guinea.
Mormodes maculata (The Spotted Mormodes) (Klotzsch) L.O.Williams 1950
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Mormodes maculata is a species of orchid endemic to central and southern Mexico.
Laelia lyonsii (Lindl.) L.O.Williams 1941
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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