CHR 498843 – Cassytha filiformis L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 498843
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
20 January 1995
Database record updated:
18 November 2014
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Cassytha filiformis L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1993-07-06 (Verbatim: 6 Jul 1993)
Preferred name:
Cassytha filiformis L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Laurales
Family:
Lauraceae
Identification type:
Determination
Associations:
Host Morinda citrifolia, Triumfetta procumbens
Other components
Active identification
Determined name:
Morinda citrifolia, Triumfetta procumbens
Determiner:
Identification date:
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Cook Islands, Penrhyn, Omoka Village
Verbatim locality:
Omoka Village.
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4158/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
6 Jul 1993
Start date:
1993-07-06
Land District:
Penrhyn
Country:
Cook Islands
Abundance:
Abundant
Habitat:
Open Cocos grove on lagoon side.
Abundance:
Abundant
Notes:
Twining parasite with wiry green or orange stems forming dense tangled masses. Flowers white. Fruit becoming translucent white, 6-7 mm diameter, globose.
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