Wilbur Howard Duncan

American botanist (1910–2005).

Wilbur Howard Duncan (October 15, 1910 – March 25, 2005) was a botany professor at the University of Georgia for 40 years where he oversaw an expansion in the school's herbarium collection and described three new plant species. Duncan also authored several books on plant species of the Eastern and Southeastern United States.

Abbreviations: W.H.Duncan
Occupations: zoologist, entomologist, botanist
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1910-00-00T00:00:00Z – 2005-03-25T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Buffalo
Direct attributions: 5 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 5 plants, 0 fungi

5 plants attributed to5 plants:

Quercus oglethorpensis (Oglethorpe Oak) W.H.Duncan 1940
endangered plant species in the fagaceae family
Quercus oglethorpensis (also called Oglethorpe oak) is a species of plant in the beech family. It is endemic to the United States. It is named for Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where it was first discovered. The county, in turn, is named for James Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia Colony in the 18th century.
Trillium persistens (Persistent Trillium) W.H.Duncan 1971
vulnerable plant species in the melanthiaceae family
Trillium persistens, the persistent trillium, is a North American species of flowering plants in the genus Trillium of family Melanthiaceae (formerly Trilliaceae). The plant is also called the persistent wakerobin. Persistent trillium is an endangered herbaceous perennial plant that grows to a height of 20–30 cm, with three leaves in a whorl near the top of the stem just below the flower; each leaf is broad lanceolate, 3–9 cm long and 1.5–3.5 cm broad. The white flower has three petals, each petal 2–3.5 cm long and 0.5–1 cm broad. This plant has a limited range in parts of the United States
Baptisia arachnifera (Cobwebby Wild Indigo) W.H.Duncan 1944
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Baptisia arachnifera, commonly known as hairy rattleweed, cobwebby wild indigo, hairy wild indigo, and hairy false indigo, is an endangered species of flowering plant in the legume family. Its native habitat is limited to sandy soils in pinewoods along the coastal plain of the U.S. state of Georgia.
Monarda × medioides W.H.Duncan 1960
perennial plant hybrid species in the lamiaceae family
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Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii (Chapman's Rhododendron) (A.Gray) W.H.Duncan & Pullen 1962
plant variety in the ericaceae family
Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii (syn. Rhododendron chapmanii), also known as Chapman's rhododendron, is an endangered variety, endemic to Florida, of the evergreen Piedmont rhododendron.
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