CHR 465532 – Vaccinium cereum
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 465532
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
29 September 2010
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Vaccinium cereum
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1990-01-04 (Verbatim: 4-JAN-1990)
Preferred name:
Vaccinium cereum
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Ericaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Te Ivi Motu, ridge between Avana and Turangi
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Te Ivi Motu, ridge between Avana and Turangi
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 2774/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
4-JAN-1990
Start date:
1990-01-04
Country:
Cook Islands
Altitudes:
from 550m
Habitat:
Low open ridge top forest, on actual crest margin.
Notes:
Small shrub with erect shoots. Leaves dark glossy green above, paler be- low. Flowers c.12mm long, +/- cylindric-urceolate, plale pink. Fruit globular, 7-8mm diameter, glossy red to black; little taste. Very common.
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