Systematics Collections Data

CHR 458949 – Canna indica L.

Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 458949
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
07 April 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Canna indica L.
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1987-12-13 (Verbatim: 13-DEC-1987)
Preferred name:
Canna indica L.
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Zingiberales
Family:
Cannaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Auckland, Auckland City, Ellerslie, main trunk railway, Walpole Street Overbridge
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):  -36.8935  174.803 
Verbatim locality:
Auckland, Auckland City, Ellerslie, main trunk railway Walpole St. overbridge.
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 508/87
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
13-DEC-1987
Start date:
1987-12-13
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Habitat:
Waste ground by railway tracks.
Notes:
Large clump with stems to 1.5m high. Leaves sheathing. Perianth 3-3.5cm long, dark red, shining. Staminodes 5-5.5cm x 6-11mm, oblanceolate, crimson. Seeds black, very hard.
Permissions
Project permits
Reference:
CHR Collection - Local Contexts
Biocultural (BC) Notice