CHR 515726 – Asclepias curassavica L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 515726
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
09 October 1998
Database record updated:
30 January 2012
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Asclepias curassavica L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1997-11-19 (Verbatim: 19 Nov 1997)
Preferred name:
Asclepias curassavica L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Asclepiadaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
'Eua, by main road, Petani Village
Verbatim locality:
'Eua, by main road, Petani Village
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 1064/T
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
19 Nov 1997
Start date:
1997-11-19
Country:
Tonga
Habitat:
Waste ground, heavily rooted up by pigs in stand of amaryllid.
Notes:
Erect herb with white latex. Leaves ± grey-green. Corolla red, curving upwards; segments c. 7 mm long, ovate. Corona scales c. 3 mm long, bright orange. About 3 plants.
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