CHR 495938 A – Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 495938 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
14 October 1994
Database record updated:
21 October 2013
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1992-05-14 (Verbatim: 14 May 1992)
Preferred name:
Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv.
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Gramineae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Austral Islands, Raivavae, valley behind Vaiuru
Verbatim locality:
Austral Islands, Raivavae, valley behind Vaiuru
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 314/FP
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
14 May 1992
Start date:
1992-05-14
Country:
French Polynesia
Altitudes:
from 130m
Habitat:
Valley bottom, open modified vegetation, moist ground.
Notes:
Stems ascending to c. 70 cm from a ± prostrate and branching lower part; leaves appearing grey, the whole plant exuding a very pervasive sweet smell. Inflorescence of pale brown spikelets. A dense uniform stand covering many metres. Flowering season just starting. "Molasses grass".
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
Permissions
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