CHR 467165 – Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 467165
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
29 September 2010
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1990-01-22 (Verbatim: 22-JAN-1990)
Preferred name:
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Solanales
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Nikao area, behind airport
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Nikao area, behind airport
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 3049/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
22-JAN-1990
Start date:
1990-01-22
Country:
Cook Islands
Altitudes:
from 2m
Habitat:
Open waste area covered by rank, mainly herbaceous community.
Notes:
Steep creeping or scrambling over low vegetation, often "running" for many metres, dark purple. Petioles purple towards apex and lower part of lamina midrib. A few flowers seen; deep pink with deep crimson throat. A large patch.
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