CHR 467917 – Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 467917
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
29 September 2010
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz.
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1990-02-13 (Verbatim: 13-FEB-1990)
Preferred name:
Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Lecythidales
Family:
Lecythidaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Tupapa, Ara Tapu
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Tupapa, Ara Tapu.
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 3429/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
13-FEB-1990
Start date:
1990-02-13
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Roadside, possibly planted.
Notes:
Large widespreading tree with very stout trunk and canopy very dense. Leaves coriaceous,dark shining green above. Corolla 6.5-7.5cm long, white. Stamens 10-11 cm, upper 1/8th pink or purplish, otherwise white. Style 11-12cm long. The large 4-angled fruit not collected. Common.
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