CHR 474656 C – Ricinus communis L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 474656 C
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
10 June 2008
Database record updated:
10 June 2008
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Ricinus communis L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1991-07-25 (Verbatim: 25 Jul 1991)
Preferred name:
Ricinus communis L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Euphorbiales
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Atiu, Taunganui Harbour
Verbatim locality:
Atiu, Taunganui Harbour
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 3784/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
25 Jul 1991
Start date:
1991-07-25
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Beside thicket of au (Hibiscus), semi-shade
Notes:
Shrub c.2m high. Stems dark reddish-pink. Petioles and lamina veins of similar colour but rest of lamina green. Inflorescence pink or greenish-pink. Fruit pink. 2 plants only and not seen elsewhere on Atiu.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A, B, and C (fruit)
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
