CHR 474670 – Cestrum nocturnum L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 474670
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
11 October 2007
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Cestrum nocturnum
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1991-12-25 (Verbatim: 25 Dec 1991)
Preferred name:
Cestrum nocturnum L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Solanales
Family:
Solanaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Atiu, Ngatiarua District, Te Kapi Valley (near centre of Atiu)
Verbatim locality:
Atiu, Ngatiarua District, Te Kapi Valley (near centre of Atiu)
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 3788A/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes; CI
Verbatim date:
25 Jul 1991
Start date:
1991-07-25
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Narrow valley bottom, moist soil, au (Hibiscus) forest in shade.
Notes:
Shrub c.1m high, smelling unpleasantly when bruised. Leaves membranous and shining above. No reproductive parts. Only plant seen. Presumably adventive.
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