CHR 474663 – Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 474663
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
07 April 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Russelia equisetiformis
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1991-07-25 (Verbatim: 25-JUL-1991)
Preferred name:
Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Scrophulariales
Family:
Scrophulariaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Atiu, near Taunganui Harbour
Verbatim locality:
Atiu, near Taunganui Harbour
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 3781A/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes; CI
Verbatim date:
25-JUL-1991
Start date:
1991-07-25
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Roadside, level coral area, low scrub and herbs.
Notes:
Shrubby (switch) plant, or subshrub; stems glossy green, at first erect, then curving over and to 2m or more long. Corolla 2.5cm long, scarlet, tubular, 2.5-3cm long, slightly curved and widening. Limb slightly irregular; two lobes about 2mm long; three lobes about 4mm long. Covering many square metres near this road, generally densely with few other species amongst it.
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