CHR 361630 A – Heteropogon contortus (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 361630 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
31 July 2007
Database record updated:
31 July 2007
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) Beauv.
Determiner:
G.P. Buelow
Identification date:
1979-11-16 (Verbatim: 16/11/1979)
Preferred name:
Heteropogon contortus (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Gramineae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Niuafo'ou, on bench above Vai'lahi just North of Koko
Verbatim locality:
Niuafo'ou, on bench above Vai'lahi just North of Koko
Verbatim collector:
G.P. Buelow 2143
Standardised collector:
G. P. Buelow
Verbatim date:
24/4/1979
Start date:
1979-04-24
Country:
Tonga
Altitudes:
from 100m
Habitat:
Open area with scattered toa trees and shrubs; much of the ground is bare volcanic ash
Notes:
Abundant on this bench above Vai'lahi in open toa areas, which have not been invaded by subwoody plants like Stachytarpheta; tufted grass; culms ascending; spikelets green with brown awns.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to C
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