CHR 474646 – Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs var. maximus
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 474646
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
11 August 2009
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs var. maximus
Determiner:
Redmond DN
Identification date:
2009-08-10 (Verbatim: 10 Aug 2009)
Preferred name:
Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs var. maximus
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Gramineae
Identification type:
Taxonomic curation
Note:
Simon, B. K.; Jacobs, S.W.L. 2003: Austrobaileya 6(3): 571-574.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Panicum maximum var. maximum
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1991-10-29 (Verbatim: 29 Oct 1991)
Preferred name:
Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs var. maximus
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Atiu, Areora District, Lake Tiroto
Verbatim locality:
Atiu, Areora District, Lake Tiroto
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 3774/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
24 Jul 1991
Start date:
1991-07-24
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Lakeside, in shallow water.
Notes:
Culms to c.2m high but often a metre or less, forming large floating mats with the lower part of the stems densely packed and rooting at the nodes. No inflorescences seen despite a careful search.
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