Systematics Collections Data

CHR 499166 – Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz.

Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 499166
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
27 January 1995
Database record updated:
10 July 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1993-08-08 (Verbatim: 8 Aug 1993)
Preferred name:
Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Lecythidales
Family:
Lecythidaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Anchorage Motu
Verbatim locality:
Anchorage Motu
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4474/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
8 Aug 1993
Start date:
1993-08-08
Country:
Cook Islands
Land District:
Suwarrow
Habitat:
Modified, partly open area in middle of motu.
Notes:
Tree 16-18 m high. Bark very pale grey, with lines but not fissures. Habit suberect and dense. Leaves glossy, dark green above, the abbreviated petiole purple. Fruit (on ground) green, to c.10 x 6.5 cm, i.e. excluding the erect calyx. Obtusely, 4 angled, otherwise broadly ovoid. Introduced? One tree only.
Permissions
Project permits
Reference:
CHR Collection - Local Contexts
Biocultural (BC) Notice