CHR 474590 – Achyranthes aspera L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 474590
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
29 September 2010
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Achyranthes aspera L.
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1991-10-02 (Verbatim: 2-OCT-1991)
Preferred name:
Achyranthes aspera L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Atiu, Taungaroro Beach area
Verbatim locality:
Atiu, Taungaroro Beach area
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 3749/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
23-JUL-1991
Start date:
1991-07-23
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Coastal makatea forest; side of rough road through forest, in slight canopy gap.
Notes:
Erect stems, red towards base. Rootstock thick. Rest of stem, leaves and inflorescence green, except for pink tinge to rachis of inflorescence. A few plants.
Observed species:
Barringtonia asiatica
Hernandia nymphaeifolia
Hernandia nymphaeifolia
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