CHR 466931 – Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 466931
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
07 April 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1990-01-18 (Verbatim: 18-JAN-1990)
Preferred name:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Arales
Family:
Araceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Takuvaine Valley
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-21.2667 -159.783
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Takuvaine Valley
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 2987/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
18-JAN-1990
Start date:
1990-01-18
Country:
Cook Islands
Altitudes:
from 60m
Habitat:
Valley bottom. Irrigated terrace, in water. Cultivated.
Notes:
Tuberous herb with large peltate leaves; lamina pale glaucous beneath. Cultivar A has pale green petioles all green above, B has purple petioles and purplish area around petiole insertion upper side. See supplementary label.
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