CHR 498733 – Portulaca L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 498733
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
19 January 1995
Database record updated:
07 April 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Portulaca
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Portulaca L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Portulacaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Avatiu, near Avatiu River mouth
Verbatim locality:
Avatiu, near Avatiu River mouth.
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4048/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
22 Jun 1993
Start date:
1993-06-22
Land District:
Rarotonga
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Raised soil bed, cultivated.
Notes:
Succulent herb with stems, pinkish and ± decumbent. Leaves thin. Flowers golden, 3-3.5 cm across; petals 1.5-1.7 x1.2-1.4 cm, obovate, emarginate. A commonly cultivated plant, usually yellow-flowered but sometimes orange. Style and stigmas yellow.
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
