The Henry Andrews slide collection contains over 3,000 paleobotanical slides, comprising the work of Andrews and many of his graduate students. Material of 46 type specimens described by Andrews or his collaborators are currently documented in the collection and summarized below. This collection is not only important because of its intrinsic scientific value, but also it serves as a historical record of Andrew’s contribution to science throughout his long career.
Criteria for types:
A slide was listed as type material if 1) the slide was labeled with the word “type” and/or 2) Andrew’s original notebooks list the material as belonging to a type. The notebook typically listed the associated protologue. Some of the slide material is connected with the macrofossil collection and noted below.
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Table of Type Material
Taxon | Type Designation | Protologue/Associated reference | Comment | Possible Associated Macrofossils
(HNA#) |
Anemia fremonti forma fertilis | forma nov. | Andrews, H. N., & Pearsall, C. S. (1941). On the flora of the Frontier Formation of southwestern Wyoming. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 28(2), 165–192. pdf. | 3 slides | 006119 – 006122; 006126 |
Ankyropteris glabra | sp. nov. | Baxter, R. W. (1951). Ankyropteris glabra, a new American species of the Zygopteridaceae. American Journal of Botany, 38(6), 440–452. pdf | 7 slides | 008754 – 008799 |
Arthropitys communis var. septata | var. nov. | Andrews, H. N. (1952). Some American petrified calamitean stems. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 39(3), 189–218. pdf | 11 slides | 008494 – 008512; 008538; 008539; 008855; 008872; 008964; 008418 |
Arthropitys kansana | sp. nov. | Andrews, H. N. (1952). Some American petrified calamitean stems. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 39(3), 189–218. pdf | 9 slides | |
Botryopteris trisecta | sp. nov. | Mamay, S. H., & Andrews Jr, H. N. (1950). A contribution to our knowledge of the anatomy of Botryopteris. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, 77, 462–494. pdf | 4 slides | 008897; 008934 – 008948; 008842 – 008854; 008873 – 008880 |
Bowmanites bifurcatus | sp. nov. | Andrews Jr, H. N., & Mamay, S. H. (1951). A new American species of Bowmanites. Botanical Gazette, 113(2), 158–165. pdf | 119 slides | |
Calamodendron americanum | sp. nov. | Andrews, H. N. (1952). Some American petrified Calamitean stems. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 39(3), 189–218. pdf | 5 slides | |
Callistophyton poroxyloides | gen. et sp. nov. | Delevoryas and Morgan, Delevoryas, T., & Morgan, J. (1954). A new Pteridosperm from upper Pennsylvanian deposits of North American. Palaeontographica Abteilung B, 96B, 12–23. pdf | 5 slides | |
Cardiocarpus magnicellularis | syntype; sp. nov. | Baxter, R. W., & Roth, E. A. (1954). Cardiocarpus magnicellularis sp. nov., a preliminary report. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 57(4), 458–460. pdf | 1 slide | |
Catenopteris simplex | gen. et sp. nov. | Phillips, T. L., & Andrews, H. N. (1966). Catenopteris simplex gen. et sp. nov., a primitive pteridophyte from the Upper Pennsylvanian of Illinois. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, 93(2), 117–128. pdf | 90 slides | |
Cycadoxylon anomalum | —— | Andrews, H. N. (1940). On the stelar anatomy of the pteridosperms with particular reference to the secondary wood. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 27(1), 51–118. pdf | 4 slides; note 1 | 007346 |
Cycadeoidea broxiana | sp. nov. | Andrews, H. N. (1943). On the vascular anatomy of the Cycadeoid cone axis. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 30(4), 421–427. pdf | 4 slides | |
Dolerotheca sclerotica | sp. nov. | Baxter, R. W. (1949). Some pteridosperm stems and fructifications with particular reference to the Medullosae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 36(3), 287–353. pdf | 1 slide | |
Dolerotheca schopfii | sp. nov. | Baxter, R. W. (1949). Some pteridosperm stems and fructifications with particular reference to the Medullosae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 36(3), 287–353. pdf | 1 slide | |
Eoangiopteris andrewsii | gen. et sp. nov. | Mamay, S. H. (1950). Some American carboniferous fern fructifications. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 37(3), 409–476. pdf | 14 slides | 008856 – 008859; 008861 – 0088871 |
Eopteridangium dictyosporum | gen. et sp. nov. | Andrews Jr, H. N., & Agashe, S. N. (1962). A new sporangium from the American Carboniferous. The Paleobotanist, 11, 46–48. pdf | 27 slides | |
Lepidostrobus noei | sp. nov. | Mathews, G. B. (1940). New lepidostrobi from central United States. Botanical Gazette, 102(1), 26–49. pdf | 2 slides | |
Litostrobus iowensis | gen. et sp. nov. | Mamay, S. H. (1954). A new sphenopsid cone from Iowa. Annals of Botany, 18(2), 229–239. pdf | 2 slides | |
Medullosa angelica var. ioensis | var. nov. | Andrews, H. N., & Kernen, J. A. (1946). Contributions to our knowledge of American Carboniferous floras. VIII. Another Medullosa from Iowa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 33(2), 141–146. pdf | 7 slides | |
Medullosa endocentrica | sp. nov. | Baxter, R. W. (1949). Some pteridosperm stems and fructifications with particular reference to the Medullosae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 36(3), 287–353. pdf | 12 slides | 008968 |
Medullosa heterostelica | sp. nov. | Stewart, W., & Delevoryas, T. (1952). Bases for determining relationships among the Medullosaceae. American Journal of Botany, 39(7), 505–516. pdf | 6 slides | |
Medullosa marlowii | —— | Baxter, R. W. (1949). Some pteridosperm stems and fructifications with particular reference to the Medullosae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 36(3), 287–353. pdf | 4 slides; note 2 | |
Medullosa endocentrica | sp. nov. | Baxter, R. W. (1949). Some pteridosperm stems and fructifications with particular reference to the Medullosae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 36(3), 287–353. pdf | 12 slides | |
Microspermopteris aphyllum | gen. et sp. nov. | Baxter, R. W. (1949). Some pteridosperm stems and fructifications with particular reference to the Medullosae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 36(3), 287–353. pdf | 1 slide | |
Paraphyllanthoxylon arizonense | gen. et sp. nov. | Bailey, I. W. (1924). The problem of identifying the wood of Cretaceous and later dicotyledons: Paraphyllanthoxylon arizonense. Annals of Botany, 38(151), 439–451. pdf | 3 slides | |
Paraphyllanthoxylon idahoense | sp. nov. | Spackman, W. (1948). A dicotyledonous wood found associated with the Idaho Tempskyas. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 35(2), 107-115. pdf | 3 slides | |
Peltastrobus reedae | gen. et sp. nov. | Baxter, R. W. (1950). Peltastrobus reedae: a new sphenopsid cone from the Pennsylvanian of Indiana. Botanical Gazette, 112(2), 174–182. pdf | 1 slide | |
Pietzsehia polyupsilon | sp. nov. | Read, C. B., & Campbell, G. (1939). Preliminary account of the New Albany Shale flora. American Midland Naturalist, 21(2), 435–453. pdf | 1 slide | |
Protoascon missouriensis | sp. nov. | Batra, L. R., Segal, R. H., & Baxter, R. W. (1964). A new Middle Pennsylvanian fossil fungus. American Journal of Botany, 51(9), 991–995. pdf | 2 slides; | |
Protoosmundites wilsonii | gen. et sp. nov. | Andrews, H. N., & Baxter, R. W. (1948). Contributions to our knowledge of American Carboniferous floras. X. An osmundaceous stem from Iowa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 35(3), 193–201. pdf | 9 slides; note 3 | |
Rhabdospermum spinatum | sp. nov. | Kern, E. M., & Andrews, H. N. (1946). Contributions to our knowledge of American Carboniferous floras. IX. Some petrified seeds from Iowa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 33(3), 291–307. pdf | 3 slides | |
Sawdonia acanthotheca | sp. nov. | Gensel, P. G., Andrews, H. N., & Forbes, W. H. (1975). A new species of Sawdonia with notes on the origin of microphylls and lateral sporangia. Botanical Gazette, 136(1), 50–62. pdf | 5 slides | |
Scleropteris illinoensis | gen. et sp. nov. | Andrews, H. N. (1942). Contributions to our knowledge of American Carboniferous floras. I. Scleropteris, gen. nov., Mesoxylon and Amyelon. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 29(1), 1–18. pdf | 25 slides | |
Scolecopteris illinoisensis | sp. nov. | Ewart, R. B. (1961). Two new members of the genus Scolecopteris. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 48(4), 275–289. pdf | 10 slides | 008485 – 008488 |
Scolecopteris incisifolia | sp. nov. | Mamay, S. H. (1950). Some American carboniferous fern fructifications. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 37(3), 409–476. pdf | 2 slides | |
Scolecopteris iowensis | sp. nov. | Mamay, S. H. (1950). Some American carboniferous fern fructifications. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 37(3), 409–476. pdf | 2 slides | 006587 – 006860 |
Scolecopteris major | sp. nov. | Mamay, S. H. (1950). Some American carboniferous fern fructifications. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 37(3), 409–476. pdf | 5 slides | |
Scolecopteris minor var. parvifolia | var. nov. | Mamay, S. H. (1950). Some American carboniferous fern fructifications. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 37(3), 409–476. pdf | 3 slides | |
Scolecopteris monothrix | sp. nov. | Ewart, R. B. (1961). Two new members of the genus Scolecopteris. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 48(4), 275–289. pdf | 9 slides | 006876 – 006883 |
Scolecopteris radforthii | sp. nov. | Andrews, H. N. (1943). Contributions to our knowledge of American Carboniferous floras. VI. Certain filicinean fructifications. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 30(4), 429–442. pdf | 2 slides | |
Sequoioxylon pearsallii | sp. nov. | Andrews, H. N. (1936). A new Sequoioxylon from Florissant, Colorado. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 23(3), 439–446. pdf | 21 slides | |
Senftenbergia plumosa var. jonesi | var. nov. | Andrews, H. N. (1943). Contributions to our knowledge of American Carboniferous floras. VI. Certain filicinean fructifications. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 30(4), 429–442. pdf | 2 slides | 008513; 008514 |
Sphenophyllum constrictum | sp. nov. | Phillips, T. L. (1959). A new sphenophyllalean shoot system from the Pennsylvanian. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 46(1/2), 1–17. pdf | 270 slides | |
Tempskya wesselii | —— | Andrews, H. N., & Kern, E. M. (1947). The Idaho Tempskyas and associated fossil plants. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 34(2), 119–186. pdf | 57 slides; note 4 | |
Triloboxylon ashlandicum | gen. et sp. nov. | Matten, L. C., & Banks, H. P. (1966). Triloboxylon ashlandicum gen. and sp. n. from the Upper Devonian of New York. American Journal of Botany, 53(10), 1020–1028. pdf | 1 slide | |
Tubicaulis scandens | sp. nov. | Mamay, S. H. (1952). An epiphytic American species of Tubicaulis Cotta. Annals of Botany, 16(2), 145–147. pdf | 36 slides | 008481 – 008484; 008492 |
Type notes
- While this is type material, the associated study is a comparative study. Andrew was not the one to describe the species.
- Species is not mentioned in protologue referenced in collection.
- This was later combined as Lepidodendron wilsonii, see: Evers, R. A. (1951). A new Lepidodendron from Illinois. American Journal of Botany, 38(9), 731–737. pdf
- Designation is unclear, but likely sp. nov.
Table of all Taxa in Slide Collection
Genus | species | Number of slides |
Alethopteris | sp. | 3 |
Algae/bacteria | sp. | 9 |
Amyelon | radicans | 2 |
Anachoropteris | clavata | 2 |
Anachoropteris | involuta | 3 |
Anachoropteris | sp. | 8 |
Anemia | fremonti | 3 |
Ankyropteris | glabra | 10 |
Ankyropteris | grayi | 1 |
Ankyropteris | sp. | 2 |
Araucarioxylon | noveborenense | 7 |
Araucarioxylon | sp. | 8 |
Archaeopteris | sp. | 123 |
Arthropitys | communis | 65 |
Arthropitys | illinoensis | 2 |
Arthropitys | kansana | 10 |
Arthropitys | sp. | 20 |
Arthropitys | sp. “B” | 1 |
Arthropitys | sp. A | 4 |
Arthropitys | versifoveata | 2 |
Arthroxylon | elongatum | 4 |
Arthroxylon | sp. | 11 |
Arthroxylon | williamsonii | 5 |
Asteropteris | sp. | 1 |
Asteroxylon | mackiei | 6 |
Astromyelon | cauloides | 1 |
Astromyelon | pluriradiatum | 3 |
Astromyelon | sp. | 9 |
Beania | gracilis | 11 |
Bensonites | fusiformis | 3 |
Bisalitheca | musata | 11 |
Bothrodendron | mundum | 1 |
Botropteris | forensis | 1 |
Botryopteris | americana | 1 |
Botryopteris | fecunda | 5 |
Botryopteris | globosa | 25 |
Botryopteris | illinoiensis | 3 |
Botryopteris | spinosa | 3 |
Botryopteris | trisecta | 30 |
Bowmanites | bifurcatus | 120 |
Bowmanites | dawsoni | 13 |
Brachyoxylon | woodworthianum | 4 |
Calamites | communis | 1 |
Calamites | rectangularis | 5 |
Calamites | sp. | 16 |
Calamocarpon | insignis | 2 |
Calamocarpon | sp. | 1 |
Calamodendron | americanum | 5 |
Calamostachys | americana | 16 |
Calamostachys | binneyana | 21 |
Calamostachys | sp. | 1 |
Calamties | sp. | 2 |
Callistophyton | poroxyloiodes | 20 |
Callixylon | newberryi | 6 |
Callixylon | oweni | 3 |
Callixylon | petryus | 1 |
Callixylon | sp. | 44 |
Callixylon | zalesskyi | 4 |
Calymmatotheca | hoeninghausi | 2 |
Cardiocarpus | magnicellularis | 3 |
Cardiocarpus | spinatus | 8 |
Catenopteris | simplex | 90 |
Caytonanthus | sp. | 2 |
Caytonia | nathorsti | 14 |
Caytonia | sewardi | 10 |
Caytonia | sp. | 11 |
Chaleuria | cirrosa | 8 |
Chara | sp. | 2 |
Cheirostrobus | pettycurensis | 1 |
Conostoma | oblongum | 1 |
Cordaites | brandlingii | 1 |
Cordaites | sp. | 7 |
Cordianthus | schulari | 3 |
Cordianthus | sp. | 1 |
Crocalophyton | readi | 12 |
Crossotheca | mcluckei | 3 |
Crossotheca | sagitata | 4 |
Cupressinoxylon | lamarense | 15 |
Cupressinoxylon | sp. | 11 |
Cyathotrachus | altissimus | 7 |
Cycadeoidea | broxiana | 4 |
Cycadolepis | nitens | 2 |
Cycadoxylon | anomalum | 9 |
Dadoxylon | sp. | 8 |
Dichophyllum | moorei | 1 |
Diichnia | sp. | 2 |
Dineuron | ellipticum | 1 |
Doleratheca | sclerotica | 2 |
Dolerotheca | formosa | 3 |
Dolerotheca | schopfii | 5 |
Dolerotheca | sp. | 4 |
Elaterites | sp. | 1 |
Elaterites | triferens | 2 |
Eoangiopteris | andrewsii | 14 |
Eopteridangium | dictyosporum | 27 |
Eretmophyllum | sp. | 11 |
Etapteris | di-upsilon | 1 |
Etapteris | plurifoliatum | 5 |
Etapteris | scotti | 16 |
Etapteris | sp. | 6 |
Fomes | idahoensis | 5 |
Heterangium | americanum | 8 |
Heterangium | grievii | 1 |
Heterangium | sp. | 10 |
Heterangium | sphaerostoma | 1 |
Hornea | lignieri | 3 |
Hornea | sp. | 5 |
Intia | variabilis | 4 |
Kalymma | sp. | 4 |
Kamaraspermum | leeanum | 27 |
Kamaraspermum | sp. | 1 |
Lagenostoma | lomaxi | 1 |
Lagenostoma | ovoides | 1 |
Lagenstoma | sp. | 1 |
Lepidodendron | fuliginosus | 3 |
Lepidodendron | veltheimianum | 1 |
Lepidocarpon | lomaxi | 4 |
Lepidocarpon | magnificum | 93 |
Lepidocarpon | serratum | 2 |
Lepidocarpon | sp. | 4 |
Lepidodendron | aculeatum | 1 |
Lepidodendron | dicentricum | 33 |
Lepidodendron | harcourtii | 10 |
Lepidodendron | kansanum | 32 |
Lepidodendron | latifolium | 1 |
Lepidodendron | magnificum | 1 |
Lepidodendron | scleroticum | 65 |
Lepidodendron | selaginoides | 16 |
Lepidodendron | serratum | 9 |
Lepidodendron | sp. | 47 |
Lepidodendron | vasculare | 6 |
Lepidodendron | whalleyi | 1 |
Lepidodendron | wilsonii | 9 |
Lepidodenron | selaginoides | 1 |
Lepidophloios | pachydermatikos | 20 |
Lepidophlois | sp. | 1 |
Lepidostrobus | diversus | 58 |
Lepidostrobus | noei | 4 |
Lepidostrobus | pulvinatus | 22 |
Lepidostrobus | sp. | 7 |
Lepidostrobus | veltheimianus | 6 |
Litostrobus | iowensis | 9 |
Lyginopteris | oldhamia | 106 |
Lyginopteris | sp. | 2 |
Lyginorachis | sp. | 1 |
Mazocarpon | oedipternum | 11 |
Medullosa | angelica | 7 |
Medullosa | anglica | 1 |
Medullosa | endocentrica | 11 |
Medullosa | heterostelica | 6 |
Medullosa | leuckarti | 4 |
Medullosa | marlowii | 4 |
Medullosa | noei | 3 |
Medullosa | pramaera | 1 |
Medullosa | solmsi | 7 |
Medullosa | sp. | 4 |
Medullosa | thompsonii | 6 |
Medullosa | woodii | 1 |
Mesoxylon | birame | 1 |
Mesoxylon | nauertianum | 40 |
Mesoxylon | poroxyloides | 1 |
Mesoxylon | sp. | 4 |
Metaclepsydropsis | duplex | 6 |
Miadesmia | membranacea | 1 |
Microspermopteris | aphyllum | 19 |
Monoletes | sp. | 1 |
Myeloxylon | bendixenii | 1 |
Myeloxylon | sp. | 1 |
Nematophyton | logani | 1 |
Nematophyton | sp. | 6 |
Nucellangium | glabra | 2 |
Nucellangium | glabrum | 51 |
Oligocarpia | illinoense | 3 |
Pachytesta | illinoensis | 4 |
Pachytesta | sp. | 1 |
Palaeomyces | asteroxyli | 2 |
Palaeostachya | andrewsii | 3 |
Palaeostachya | leptorachis | 2 |
Palaeostachya | multifolia | 8 |
Palaeostrobus | andrewsi | 1 |
Paleomyces | asteroxyli | 1 |
Paleomyces | gordoni | 1 |
Palmoxylon | cheyennense | 2 |
Palmoxylon | pierrense | 1 |
Paracupressimoxylon | sp. | 4 |
Paraphyllanthoxylon | arizonense | 3 |
Paraphyllanthoxylon | idahoense | 3 |
Paurodendron | fraipontii | 7 |
Paurodendron | radiatum | 1 |
Peltastrobus | reedae | 5 |
Periastron | reticulatum | 2 |
Periastron | sp. | 1 |
Physostoma | elegans | 2 |
Piceoxylon | sp. | 4 |
Pietzsehia | polyupsilon | 1 |
Pityoxylon | sp. | 42 |
Pitys | primaeva | 1 |
Podocarpoxylon | sp. | 3 |
Prepinus | sp. | 2 |
Protoascon | missouriensis | 2 |
Protocalamites | pettycurensis | 1 |
Protoosmundites | wilsonii | 9 |
Prototaxites | logani | 3 |
Prototaxites | southworthii | 19 |
Psaronius | octostichus | 2 |
Psaronius | sp. | 26 |
Pseudotsuga | annulata | 3 |
Psilophyton | princeps | 1 |
Psilophyton | sp. | 7 |
Rhabdospermum | spinatum | 3 |
Rhacophyton | sp. | 102 |
Rhetinangium | arberi | 1 |
Rhetinangium | sp. | 2 |
Rhynia | gwyne-vaughanii | 4 |
Rhynia | major | 4 |
Rhynia | sp. | 14 |
Sagenopteris | phillipsi | 3 |
Sawdonia | acanthotheca | 5 |
Sawdonia | ornata | 7 |
Schizopodium | davidi | 6 |
Schopfiastrum | decussatum | 13 |
Sclerocelyphus | oviformis | 4 |
Scleropteris | illinoiensis | 25 |
Scolecopteris | illinoisensis | 14 |
Scolecopteris | incisifolia | 4 |
Scolecopteris | iowensis | 5 |
Scolecopteris | latifolia | 5 |
Scolecopteris | major | 5 |
Scolecopteris | minor | 6 |
Scolecopteris | monothrix | 32 |
Scolecopteris | radforthii | 6 |
Scolecopteris | sp. | 1 |
Selaginellites | sp. | 1 |
Senftenbergia | plumosa | 2 |
Sequoia | magnifica | 18 |
Sequoia | penhallowi | 3 |
Sequoioxylon | pearsallii | 22 |
Sequoioxylon | sp. | 5 |
Sigillaria | mammallaris | 1 |
Sphaerostoma | ovale | 5 |
Sphenophyllum | constrictum | 268 |
Sphenophyllum | insigne | 7 |
Sphenophyllum | plurifoliatum | 42 |
Sphenophyllum | sp. | 4 |
Sphenostrobus | thompsoni | 3 |
Stauropteris | burntislandica | 49 |
Stauropteris | oldhamia | 6 |
Stauropteris | sp. | 3 |
Stelastellara | parvula | 2 |
Steleoxylon | sp. | 1 |
Steloxylon | sp. | 5 |
Stigmaria | ficoides | 23 |
Stigmaria | sp. | 11 |
Stipitopteris | americana | 17 |
Taeniopteris | vittata | 7 |
Tasmanites | sp. | 1 |
Telephramoxylon | brachyphylloides | 9 |
Tempskya | sp. | 30 |
Tempskya | wesselii | 57 |
Tempskya | wyomingensis | 3 |
Tetracentri | sinense | 1 |
Tetrastichia | bupatides | 12 |
Tetraxylopteris | schmidtii | 3 |
Trigonocarpus | shorensis | 1 |
Triletes | sp. | 2 |
Triloboxylon | ashlandicum | 1 |
Tubicaulis | scandens | 36 |
Tubicaulis | stewartii | 1 |
Tyliosperma | orbiculatum | 11 |
Verticillaphyton | paradoxum | 1 |
Zygopteris | illinoensis | 5 |
Zygopteris | sp. | 1 |