CHR 499087 A – Gloriosa superba L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 499087 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
25 January 1995
Database record updated:
07 August 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Gloriosa superba
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1993-08-02 (Verbatim: 2 Aug 1993)
Preferred name:
Gloriosa superba L.
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Colchicaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Near Rakahanga Village, Rakuraku
Verbatim locality:
Near Rakahanga Village, Rakuraku
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4397/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
2 Aug 1993
Start date:
1993-08-02
Country:
Cook Islands
Land District:
Rakahanga
Habitat:
Near road, around grave and on nearby site of ? former grave.
Notes:
Low-climbing vine. Leaves soft, shining beneath. Flowers pendent. Perianth segments curving upwards and inwards at first (forming a basket), later becoming ± horizontal. Perianth segments 5-5.5 cm x 1.3-1.6 cm in widest part, strongly curled and undulate toward margins, yellow in basal half and orange-red proximal half at first, becoming totally crimson. Filaments c. 3 cm long curving downards slightly, green eventually orange red. Style (+ stigmas) green or yellowish, c. 4 cm long, ± horizontal and sharply bent at right angle at base. A very local adventive.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
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