CHR 515424 – Euphorbia atoto G.Forst.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 515424
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
03 April 1998
Database record updated:
24 November 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Euphorbia atoto G.Forst.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1995-04-24 (Verbatim: 24 Apr 1995)
Preferred name:
Euphorbia atoto G.Forst.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Euphorbiales
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Tupapa area, slopes below Oroenga
Verbatim locality:
Tupapa area, slopes below Oroenga
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4657/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
24 Apr 1995
Start date:
1995-04-24
Country:
Cook Islands
Land District:
Rarotonga
Abundance:
Common
Habitat:
Margin of modified forest, mainly introduced species, on edge of open fernland.
Abundance:
Common
Notes:
Semi-succulent stemmed herb to c. 60 cm high, the stems woody towards base; nodes swollen and dark-sheathed. Floral bracts c. 1.5 mm wide, semi-lunate, white, > glands. Leaves pale green or whitish beneath.
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