CHR 478162 A
– Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 478162 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 August 1995
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small ?
Determiner:
Smissen R
Identification date:
2006-06 (Verbatim: June 2006)
Preferred name:
Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Polygonales
Family:
Polygonaceae
Identification type:
Taxonomic curation
Note:
following: Flora of North America 5: 586 (2005)
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Polygonum punctatum
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1987-12-09 (Verbatim: 9-DEC-1987)
Preferred name:
Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Main State Highway, Whakapara
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-35.5387 174.272
Verbatim locality:
Main State Highway, Whakapara
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 418/87
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
9-DEC-1987
Start date:
1987-12-09
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāpuhi
Ngātiwai
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
Q06 261 283 (WGS84 -35.538682 174.272314)
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
35°32´ S 174°16.3´ E (WGS84 -35.533333 174.271667)
Altitudes:
from 35m
Habitat:
Drainage ditch. In very shallow water or mud.
Notes:
Plant forming small clump. Leaves green and unblotched, very bitter to taste. Stems ascending. Perianth pale greenish, 2-3mm long. Common in this habitat.