CHR 467613 – Brassica rapa var. chinensis (L.) Kitam.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 467613
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
29 September 2010
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Brassica chinensis
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1990-01-29 (Verbatim: 29-JAN-1990)
Preferred name:
Brassica rapa var. chinensis (L.) Kitam.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Capparales
Family:
Brassicaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Avatiu Valley, near Power Station
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Avatiu Valley, near Power Station.
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 3164/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
29-JAN-1990
Start date:
1990-01-29
Country:
Cook Islands
Altitudes:
from 40m
Habitat:
Valley bottom, roadside in waste place, disturbed soil.
Notes:
Tap-Rooted herb with very soft, rather pale green leaves, edible. Petals yellow, 8-9mm, broad obovate. Fairly common in this habitat.
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