CHR 477453 A – Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 477453 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
15 July 2008
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1987-12-02 (Verbatim: 2-DEC-1987)
Preferred name:
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E.Mey.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Asclepiadaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Norfolk Island, Philip Island
Verbatim locality:
Norfolk Island, Philip Island
Verbatim collector:
W.R Sykes Norfolk/970
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
2-DEC-1987
Start date:
1987-12-02
Country:
Australia
Habitat:
Open area in middle part of island.
Notes:
Erect, branched plant 50-70cm high with white latex. Leaves shining above. Corolla white; lobes c.10mm long and broad elliptic. Gynophore c.5mm long +/- deflexed. Fruit inflated c.7.5x5cm, broad-ovoid. Fairly common.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
