The collectors are listed chronologically as far as possible. Those that have collected more than ca. 100 numbers have their names in bold. The period of collecting is indicated in brackets following the name.
1800

? Humboldt, Alexander (and collaborators)

There is currently no evidence to suggest that Humboldt collected fungal specimens in Ecuador, when he visited the country in 1802.

? Spruce, Richard

It is uncertain whether Spruce collected any fungus specimens whilst in Ecuador during his long South American expedition (1849-1863)Andersson, Nils Johan (1853)
According to Jørstad 81959) Andersson collected a rust on the Galapagos Isl.Whymper, Edward (ca. 1890),
Whymper who lived1840-1911 was a famous alpinist and collected at least one fungus: a Lichenomphalia on volcan Antisana.Lagerheim, Nils Gustav de (1889 -1895)
Lagerheim was a Swede, that for a time was based at the “Microbiology laboratory at the Quito University” (presumably the Universidad Central of present day). Besided undertaking plant pathological investigations, he was a prolific collector and in collaboration with Patouillard residing in Paris, saw much of his effort published. He can be viewed as the founding father of Ecuadorean mycology, but unfortunately nobody seems to have taken over from him, when he left for Sweden. So far no material of his has been discovered in Ecuador. The material he sent to Patouillard ended up in the Farlow Herbarium, when Patouillard’s entire fungarium was sold. Other parts of Lagerheims material, esp. rusts, are held at the Riksherbarium in Stockholm, Sweden. Still another part was issued by Rehm in his Ascomycetes Exsiccatae and can be found in various herbaria. (25 sets were issued but see further details in Stevenson (1971). Petrak (1944) published a part of “Kryptogamae Exsiccatas Editae A Museo Palatino Vindobonensi” containing Lagerheim specimens, but the entire stock (of the journal? or the specimens?) was destroyed in the war (century XXXVI). Petrak also included some Lagerheim items in his “Mycotheca Generalis” and at least a single item was included in Vestergren’s “Micromycetes rariores Selecti”.
Following his period in Quito, Lagerheim, after a period in Tromsø, became professor of Botany in Stockholm. He did some interesting studies on microorganisms the ice cap on Pichincha (red snow/ice) whilst residing in Quito. An assistant from the botanical garden (that Lagerheim also worked in?) collected the material for him. Lagerheim was apparently suffering from malaria and could not cope with the steep climb. Most of his material was collected around Quito, not least in the crater Pululahua just N of the equator and of Quito. At that time Quito was a rather small city and many of his collections were made where asfalt and concrete dominate today. He also travelled to the coast, not least to collect algae, another of his passions.Eggers, (baron) Heinrich von Eggers (1891-1897)
It is almost certain that von Eggers (a German botanist) collected fungus specimens, but none have been located at the present time (his herbarium is supposed to be in Berlin, München and Oslo)Rimbach, August (1890’s)
At least one genus was named in his honour: Rimbachia - still in use for some moss inhabiting taxa and the type species A. paradoxa is quite common in the Quito area including in city gardens.
Witt, E. (1896)
A German that collected at least one specimen in Loja (Cordyceps wittii) described by P. Hennings in 1897.
1900
Stewart, Alban N. (1905-1906)
Stewart, a botanist, made a few collections of fungi on the Galápagos Islands. At least part of his materal is deposited in NY.Rose, Josehp Nelson ( autumn 1918)
Rose collected in South America from 1912 to 1923 but apparently only fairly briefly in Ecuador. According to Murrill his fungus specimens were in the great majority collected in the vicinity of Huigra and several at Ventura and Bucay, and a few at Portovelo, Loja, Durán, Cumbe, Cañar and Tablón de Oña. At least part of the material is to be found in New York (NY)Holmgren, I.A. (1919-1920)
XXX check who he is
A collector of a few rusts that were dealt with, at least in part, by Jørstad. The material is in Stockholm (S). The list of author names do not have an I.A. Holmgren, maybe the initials used by Jørstad is a mistake.
Pachano (1920)
Cited by Cummins as having collecteds rusts in Ambato.
Holway, Edward Willet Dorland & Holway, Mary M. (1920)
Holway was a dedicated collector of esp. rust fungi and published with e.g. Arthur, Jackson and Dietel. His wife Mary M. Holway acted as co-collector and also managed the material. According to Jackson (1926) his South American material from 1919-1922 amounts to 2049 numbers, mostly rusts. Various fungi have been named in his honour and he has co-authored many Neotropical rusts. Arthur, in his published series of papers based on Holway’s collections ,did not use the numbers in the Exsiccatae that was issued as Reliquiae Holwayana. This exsiccatum contains numerous Ecuadorean specimens. It is found in BPI, CUP, F, FH, MICH, MIN, NY, PAC, PUR, SI, TRTC, UC, WIS (Stevenson 1971).Heilborn, Otto (1920)
A Swedish botanist that together with Holmgren collected a few Ecuadorean rusts. The material has been studied by Jørstad and is deposited in S. Mille, rev. L. S..J. (ca. 1917-1920)
One of Lloyd’s many correspondents that forwarded specimens, that Lloyd published in a series of notes in his journal Mycological Writings. The specimens are now located in BPI.Rose, Joseph Nelson (1918)
A botaist, who collected some rusts.Núñez-Valdez, Nelson Anibal (ca. 1919)
This Ecuadorean was a correspondent of Lloyd, who published on his collections in his own Mycological Writings. The material is now located in BPI. Lloyd used various permutations of the name incl. Nelson Núñez, and M.A. Núñez. Stevens, Frank Lincoln (1924)
An American mycologist, that chiefly worked on microfungi. The total number of Ecuadorean specimens to his name is not known but may exceed 100.Porter, A.F. (1927)
All known information concerns photographs of Staheliomyces from this year.Howell, John Thomas (1932)
Howell, a botanist, collected a mixed bag of fungi on the Galapagos islands. At least some of his material is deposited in Beltsville (BPI).Sydow, Hans (Sep.1937- Jan. 1938)
A very prolific collector of microfungi, who esp. collected on one west slope locality - Mindo, and one on the east slope - Hacienda San Antonio near Baños. Many collections also came from the Quito side of volcan Pichincha and also from lower altitudes near Puyo in the east and in the west around Guayaquil
Although many of Sydow’s collections were lost during the 2. world war, a large amount of new species of microfungi were described and distributed by himself and later, after his death in 1946, many more were dealt with by his friend Franz Petrak. Sydow was a very dedicated mycologist and had prior knowledge of tropical fungi from Costa Rica. At least 17 fungi described from Ecuador have been named in his honour and currently the database holds more than 180 species based on types collected by Sydow in Ecuador.
The following account has been extracted from Petrak (1948, Sydowia 2: 317). - Sydow collected ca. 1000 fungi during his 6 month stay in Ecuador, including many new species and many rarities, hitherto only known in poor condition from single localities. Upon his return to Berlin in March 1949 he wrote an jubilant letter [to Petrak], in which he expressed his joy over the rich material he had brought back. He indicated that he had 800 species in such quantity that he would distribute them in his “Fungi Exotici”. In 1939 Sydow published the first detailed account, and in 1943 many of the species described in 1939 were included in four sets of his exsiccatum. Unfortunately only one set (sent to S) survived the war. The set at S was then divided in two and one set presented to BPI at Beltsville (Stevenson 1971). Either further material was saved or further subdivisions took place since at least HBG holds part of this exsiccatum. In April 1948 Sydow’s widow handed over the remaining material to Petrak. His exsiccatum “Fungi exotici” is held in IMI, K?, S?. Petrak also included a few Sydow collections from Ecuador in his “Mycotheca Generalis”Asplund, Erik (1939)
A single collection (rust named by Jørstad) is so far attributed to Asplund, a Swedish botanist. Further material should be sought in S and elsewhere.Stakman, ElvinCharles (1940)
An American (?) mycologist with just two Xylaria specimens on record at present. Both are deposited in BPI and from Quevedo and San Rafael. More material is probably lurking somewhere.

**G.W. Martin (1945)
This American mycologist visited Baltra (South Seymour Island) in the Galapagos in September 1945 and also paid at visit to Salinas on the Ecuadorean coast. He with co-workers E.S. Barghoorn and R.T. Darby collected fabric that had been “exposed in the course of service” and later conducted an investigation into which fungi had caused deterioration. His paper from 1948 only deals with fungi isolated from the Baltra collections.
Harling, Gunnar (1958-59)
Swedish botanist and myxomycetologist that collected slime moulds during botanical expeditions (material in GB).Eliasson, Uno (1966-67, Jan-Feb.1977)
Swedish botanist and myxomycetologist based in Göteborg, Sweden. He collected and published on slime moulds from the Galapagos Islands (material in GB).Sparre, Benkt (1967)
Swedish botanist who collected some slime moulds. His material is in GB (?).Lugo, H. (1968)
Lugo collected slime moulds (and other things?).
Pike, Lawrence H. (1971)
Has collected lichens (and other ?) specimen(s) on Isla Santiago, Galapagos Isl. held at Oregon State University.Neuendorf, Magnus (1972)
Neuendorf (mycologist) collected some slime moulds reported in Farr & al. 1979 (and?).Singer, Rolf (April-May 1973)
Singer (1975) stated that “the main fungus collections during this century [20th] referred to Uredinales and other microfungi. For this reason, the author visited in April and May 1973 the provinces Pichincha, Tungurahua, and Napo to obtain well annotated material of higher Basidiomycetes and soil fungi from both the Andine and the Amazonian region.” Singer collaborated with Universidad Catolica in Quito and the Texas Company, but his material would appear to have been deposited in its entirety in the Field Museum, Chicago (F). Singer also published on a few collections obtained by Dumont’s group, that concentrated on Discomycetes. He also restudied some of Lagerheim’s material, and recollected some of Patouillard & Lagerheim’s species. Lots of new taxa were proposed by Singer based on his collections, not least from the material obtained around Lago Agrio and Shushifindi in prov. Sucumbios (at that time prov. Napo). Approximately 80 species are based on Singer types from Ecuador.Evans, Harry Charles (1973 - )
An important collector that specializes in plant pathology not least pathogens on Theobroma and, furthermore, in entomogenous fungi. He has been based at Pichilinque but has also collected in the Amazonian region. Additionally, he has in collaboration with D.K. Cronshaw collected both micro-and macrofungi on the Galapagos Islands. The main bulk of his material is depostited in IMI.Cronshaw, D.K. (1976)
Plant pathologist that has worked on Crinipellis perniciosa on Theobroma in Ecuador. He has furthermore collected on the Galapagos with Harry Evans. Some of his material in in K (and ? some in IMI)Dumont, Kent P. (1975)
A dedicated collector of esp. inoperculate Discomycetes, but also slime moulds, in the entire Andean region. He collected with Carpenter and Buritiá. The material (more than 2300 numbers), including many types, is in NY. Some duplicates are to be found elsewhere, including some slime moulds at BPI.Carpenter, Steven E. (1975)
Collected inoperculate Discomycetes on an expedition led by Dumont with Buriticá as co-collector. The material, including types, is in NY.Buriticá, Pablo (1975)
A Colombian rust specialist that participated in a Dumont expedition to Ecuador in 1975. His specimens (p.p.?) may be deposited in NY.Holm-Nielsen, Laurits & al. (1973-82)
A Danish botanist that was associated with QCA and AAU. Stray collections of mostly polypores and other tough fungi were collected. The AAU material has been transferred to C.Øllgaard, Benjamin & al. (1973-82)
A Danish botanist (AAU) that collected a few fungi. The material is kept in C (transferred from AAU) and p.p. in QCA.Jaramillo, Jaime (1979-1984 - )
An Ecuadorean botanist at QCA, who especially early in his career collected some fungi, mostly polypores (co-collector F. Coelo). Material in QCA (some duplicates in AUU? – now C).Coelo, Flavio (1979-82-)
Ecuadorean botanist that collected some fungi with Jaramillo. The material is kept in QCA.Balslev, Henrik & al. (1976 - )
A Danish botanist and a former resident in Ecuador, who has collected some stray fungus specimens kept in QCA with duplicates in AAU (now C).Bravo Velasques, Elisabeth (ca. 1980-1990)
An Ecuadorean mycologist that was trained by John Hedger. Bravo was for a period in charge of the mycological collections in QCA, where her specimens can be found. Her thesis work was on problems relating to antagonists towards the witches’ broom desease of cocoa (Crinipellis perniciosa).Hedger, John (ca. 1983 - )
A mycologist with interests in ecology of macrofungi and plant pathology. He has been connected with the research station at Pichilinque and with various Ecuadorean universities. His material is probably located in a personal fungarium and some may be in K. Hedger was the leader of the British Mycological Society Rainforest Expedition to Cuyabeno in 1993.Læssøe, Thomas (1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 2002, 2003 - )
Danish mycologist that did his M.Sc. research in Ecuador under the guidance of L.Holm-Nielsen (Aarhus University) and H. Knudsen (Bot. Museum, Copenhagen University). He has collected mostly macrofungi (including pyrenomycetes) over most of the country, but mostly from prov. Napo and Sucumbios and prov. Pichincha. His material is in C (in part transferred from AAU), at K and in QCA, with a few duplicates in other places. In the period June 2001-Sept. 2004 he was leading a project on Ecuadorean mycological biodiversity and in collaboration with Jens H. Petersen (Aarhus Univ.) created databases, that can be searched via the internet. Jørgensen, Peter Møller (1983- )
Danish botanist, who has collected a few stray fungus specimens, partly during his long period as a resident of Ecuador and partly during his many expeditions in Ecuador.Lawesson, Jonas (? 1983-1992)
Danish botanist (deseased 2003) who collected a few stray collections, mainly on the Galapagos Islands, where he was resident botanist for a period.
Brako, Lois (1983)
North American lichenologist that collected some non-lichenized fungi, of which at least some are deposited in NY.
Freire F., Alina (ca. 1984-1987)
A graduate from Universidad Catolica, Quito, where her collections can be found in the QCA fungarium.Buck, William Russell (1983)
A broad minded American biologist that has collected an unknown number of Ecuadorean fungi. His material may be located in NY. Fleming, Vaughan (1986-88)
An English naturalist (a medic by training) that collected and photographed many fungi, not least in prov. Azuay. His material (at least p.p.) is in the Kew Herbarium (K).VF was the director of the Rio Mazan Project, a biodiversity study in a protected cloud forest, near Cuenca (and initiated by the city council of Cuenca). The project group also undertook research at a lowland cite near Macas (in 1987). His mycological collections were identified at Kew (Reid, Pegler and Spooner ), where also (copies?) of his diapositives recide. FV was in part assisted in the field by Tracy Gordon.Mueller, Gregory M. (?)
An US mycologist based at the Field Museum, Chigago. GM made one expedition to Ecuador? (material in FM?).Halling, Roy Edward (USA citicen, expedion in 1987 mainly to paramos, material in NY/QCA)Vestergaard, Martin (ca. 1989-1995)Danish biologist, who (some with F. Brammer) collected a few interesting Xylaria specimens.Franco-Molano, Ana (1990)
Colombian mycologist with a single collection present in QCA (more in NY? or elsewhere).Céron, Carlos (1990-?)
Céron is in charge of the herbarium at Universidad Central in Quito (QAP) where his many fungus specimens are kept. They have not yet been databased.Hodges, Charles S. (1990-1991)
A US-American mycologist with material in BPI? and at least one collection in herb. J.D. Rogers.Hay, Simon (June 1991)
Possibly associated with UK university expedition. An unknown number of collections at Kew .
Vánky, Kálman & Vánky, C. (March 1993)
The Vánky’s apparently travelled widely in the highlands collecting smut fungi to be used in Vånky’s Ustilaginales Exsiccatum. The number of specimens collected is not known.Also collected with Berndt and Menge.
Berndt, R. (March 1993)
Collected smuts with Vánky and ...?
Menge, C. (March 1993)
Collected smuts with Vánky and ??
BMS rain forest expedition to Cuyabeno (July-August 1993)
The expedition was led by John Hedge and 32 persons in three groups participated. Some of these did not collect fungus specimens. An * indicate mycologists with separate entries
Ainsworth, Martyn (UK)
Cantrell, Sharon (Puerto Rico)
Chandler, David (UK)
Chapman, James (UK)
Clarke, Ciara (UK)
Coffey, Michael (USA, Dep. Plant Pathology, Riverside, California)
Decock, Cony Antonio (Belgium)
Dickson, Gordon (UK, secretary/photographer)
Dreyfuss, Michael (Switzerland, Sandoz)
Ellison, Carol (UK, CAB)
Evans, Harry * (UK, CAB)
Fröhlich, Jane (Hong Kong/Australia)
Gavilanes, Mauricio (Ecuador, local organizer)
Hedger, John * (UK, exp. leader)
Hennebert, Gregory (Belgium)
Hines, Susan (UK, CAB)
Hyde, Kevin (English, resident of Hong Kong, collected palm microfungi with his student (J. Frölich), material in HK, many publications with new species)
Læssøe, Thomas * (UK/Denmark)
Lodge, D. Jean (Puerto Rico/USA – mat. in QCA and various herbaria)
Lunt, Paul (UK)
Mendgen, Kurt (Germany, Univ. Konstanz)
Nuñez, Maria (Spain/Norway – material in QCA and O)
Pollitt, S. (UK)
Rutter, Gordon (UK, photographer – pictures not available)
Shäfer, C. (Germany?)
Schoeman, Magnus (UK – material in QCA & vK)
Strahm, U. (Switzerland, Sandoz)
Viteri, Ricardo * (assisted John Hedger and expedition; some material in QCA)
Whalley, Margaret (UK; a few collections in QCA, remaining in ?)
(Ernesto Morales and Mette Bohn Christiansen participated as assistents without personal projects)
Viteri, Ricardo (1993 - )
Ecuadorean mycologist, partly tutored by J.Hedger. Works currently with edible fungi and indigenous communities. Has a limited number of collections, e.g. Auricularia spp, deposited in QCA, mainly collected furing the BMS rain forest expedition
Camacho, Raul (ca. 1993)
Ing. Camacho (Esc. Sup. Pol. de Chimborazo) collected material of Gynoxis oleifolia (Asteraceae) that Fisher & al. (1995) used in a study of endophytes in this plant species.
Horton, T. (1996)
Has collected at least Rhizopogon in Ecuadorean pine plantations (held at Oregon S. Univ.)
Frøslev, Tobias Guldberg (1997)
Photographed a mixed bag of Ecuadorean fungi including the spectacular Staheliomyces cinctus (a phalloid). There are no corresponding specimens.

Briones, Rosario (2000 - )
Lecturer at PUCE with responsibility for the mycological collections in QCA (QCA(M)). Several of her students have collected and deposited material in QCA: e.g. Carolina Enriques, David Salazar, Joanna Rodríguez, Diana Astorga, Carolina Proaño, Gabriel Iturralde, Juan Andrés Iturralde, Ailín Blasco, Leonora Orejuela A., Diego Paucar, Gabriel Cedeño P., Lorena Endara, Antonio Malo and others.Etayo, Javier (1999 onwards)
Spainish lichenologist that p.p. specializes in lichen parasites/lichenicolous fungi. A few new species have been described and p.p. deposited at QCA and in herb. Etayo. He is currently preparing a book on lichenicolus fungi from Ecuador comprising more than 130 species, many of which are new to scinece (Etayo in litt.). Zdenek Palice (Chech lichenologist) co-collected with Etayo.

2000Estrada-Torres, A. (April 2000)
Collector of slime moulds in Amazonian Ecuador.Lado, Carlos (April 2000)
Spanish myxomycetologist, who studied and collected slime moulds in Amazonian Ecuador. His material is p.p. in QCA.Schnittler, Martin (at least April 2000)
German myxomycetologist, who studied and collected slime moulds in Amazonian Ecuador (with C. Lado) and also in upper elevational sites including Machipucuna in prov. Pichincha.. He has studied and published on a very high number of moist chamber cultures based on plant material collected in Ecuador. His material is p.p. in QCA.

Miller, Andrew (2001-2002)
A collector of mostly non-stromatic pyrenomycetes with material in F, QCA and QCNE. AM is a US citizen that specializes in sordarialean pyrenomycetes.Fernández, Fernando (2001-2002)
A Venezuelan mycologist based at the Chicago Field Museum, who collected with Andy Miller. His material is in F, QCA and QCNE.Petersen, Jens Henrik (March 2002 & ?)
Danish mycologist, photographer and layouter, who participatted in the Læssøe led biodiversity program in Ecuador 2001-2004. He collected with Læssøe in Yasuni and Mindo.Vesterholt, Jan (March 2002)
Danish mycologist, who participated in Yasuni expedition 2002, where he collected and photographed a broad range of fungi and esp. concentrated on marasmioid fungi – the bulk of the material was accidentally burnt. Surviving materialis located in QCA with duplicates in C.Hansen, P. Boisen (March 2002)
Danish mycologist that participated in Læssøe led stay at the Yasuni field station (PUCE). She concentrated on inoperculate discomycetes. The main part of the material got lost in a fire. Her material is deposited at QCA and C.Ryvarden, Leif (March 2002)
Norwegian mycologist specializing in the polypores, that participated in the Læssøe led field work at the Yasuni Field station, where he mainly collected polypores and corticioids (more than 300 numbers). His material is in QCA and O. Ryvarden has extensive knowledge of Neotropical polypores, with field work in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Costa Rica etc.Hastrup, Anne Christine Steenkjœr ( March-June 2002)
Hastrup and Conolly-Andersen, Danish biology students from Copenhagen University, concentrated on hypoxyloid Xylariaceae from a string of cites across the Andes. Conolly-Andersen, Anne-Marie (March – June 2002)
Conolly-Andersen and Hastrup, Danish biology students from Copenhagen University, concentrated on hypoxyloid Xylariaceae from a string of cites across the Andes.Enríquez, Carolina (2001-2002)
Participated in the Læssøe led stay at the Yasuni field station and collected prior to that specimens under the supervision of R. Briones (QCA)

Salazar, Javier (2002-2003 - )
Participated in the Læssøe led stay at the Yasuni field station and acted as assistant to Læssøe on several excursions in the Andes, including Antisana and El Angel. There is another J. Salazar, that collected a single specimen at Papallacta in 1994.Suárez Duque, David (ca. 2000 - )
One of very few Ecuadorean students, that have graduated with a study on Ecuadorean macrofungi. DS did plot studies at Mindo Lindo (Prov. Pichincha) but has collected in many further sites. His material is for the greater part in QCNE.

Sanjuan, Tatiana (ca. 2002- )
Colombian mycologist associated with Herbario Nacional in Quito (QCNE). She specializes in Cordyceps..Calco, A. (ca. 2000 –
Ecuadorean amateur mycologist. Vivero, Transversin (2000 - ?)
Ecuadorean, based in Esmeraldas , where he runs projects on ethnomycology. His material is apparently p.p. deposited in QCNE. The number of collections to his name has yet to be clarified.Langer, Ewald & collaborators (2001-)
A Germany mycologist that runs a mycological project on the diversity and functionality of tropical non-gilled basidiomycetes in the Loja province within a larger program entitled “Tropical Mountain Rainforest”. The interactions with insects is one of the focus points. Many undescribed fungal taxa have been encountered. The material will apparently be deposited in Loja with duplicates in QCNE and ?. David Suarez has acted as field assistent on the project. Other German mycologists (Kottke & Oberwinkler) participate in a co-project dealing with the mycorrhizas.“Undated” collectors
Bauman, Karlheinz
According to the mini-portrait in Neubert & al. (1993) KB, a well known film producer and photographer, has collected and photographed slime moulds in Ecuador. The dates for his visit(s) are not given.
Unplaced collectors
Jameson
Jørstad (1959) cites an undated Jameson collection of Puccinia schedonnardi from Quito.