Systematics Collections Data

CHR 507844 – Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill

Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 507844
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
09 February 1996
Database record updated:
29 September 2010
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1995-07-12 (Verbatim: 12-JUL-1995)
Preferred name:
Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Polygonales
Family:
Polygonaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Solu Khumbu, Ngojumba Glacier
Verbatim locality:
Solu Khumbu, Ngojumba Glacier
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 373/95
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
12-JUL-1995
Start date:
1995-07-12
Country:
Nepal
Habitat:
On top of glacier, among rocks and debris.
Notes:
Altitude 4700-5000m. Herb with thick taproot. Leaves ± dark reddish-green. Inflorescence erect, ± dark red. Scattered but fairly common.
Permissions
Project permits
Reference:
CHR Collection - Local Contexts
Biocultural (BC) Notice