CHR 474525 – Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 474525
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
18 May 2020
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cv.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1991-07-18 (Verbatim: 18 Jul 1991)
Preferred name:
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Malvaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Te Kou track
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-21.2 -159.783
Verbatim locality:
Te Kou track
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 3656/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
18 Jul 1991
Start date:
1991-07-18
Country:
Cook Islands
Land District:
Rarotonga
Altitudes:
from 550m
Habitat:
Steep slope with Dicranopteris, Blechnum and scattered trees.
Notes:
Large rambling shrub c.3m high but drawn up beneath tree canopy. Leaves deep shining green above. Corolla double, deep crimson, tightly packed petals initially but then opening out irregularly; outer ones 4.5-5cm long. A cultivation relic from early times.
Observed species:
Blechnum sp.
Dicranopteris lineata
Dicranopteris lineata
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