CHR 515828 A – Rhynchospora Vahl
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 515828 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
30 October 1998
Database record updated:
14 August 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton
Determiner:
Strong M
Identification date:
1998-09 (Verbatim: SEP-1998)
Preferred name:
Rhynchospora Vahl
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Tongatapu, Longoteme area, towards Fololaha Village
Verbatim locality:
Tongatapu, Longoteme area, towards Fololaha Village
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 1164/T
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
25-NOV-1997
Start date:
1997-11-25
Country:
Tonga
Habitat:
Open swamp forest, canopy gap.
Notes:
Large clump-forming sedge to about 1m high. Leaves very glossy with razor sharp margins. Inflorescence very diffuse with tier of brown spikelets, each about 5mm long, sharply acute. A few small patches seen.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
Duplicates
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