CHR 515445 – Celosia argentea L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 515445
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
03 April 1998
Database record updated:
25 November 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Celosia argentea L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1995-08-28 (Verbatim: 28 Aug 1995)
Preferred name:
Celosia argentea L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Aitutaki, Ureia, by main road
Verbatim locality:
Aitutaki, Ureia, by main road
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4678/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
27 Apr 1995
Start date:
1995-04-27
Country:
Cook Islands
Notes:
Herb to c. 1 m high. Stems ribbed. Leaves membranous, to c. 16 x 4 cm (including petiole c. 3 cm), sometimes blotched dark purple. Inflorescence erect, 4-5.5 cm long, forming a narrow cone. Bracts 7-8 mm long, rose at first, later white with central rose stripe.
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
