CHR 516571 – Achyranthes aspera L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 516571
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
26 June 1998
Database record updated:
22 January 2016
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Achyranthes aspera L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1995-05-05 (Verbatim: 5 May 1995)
Preferred name:
Achyranthes aspera L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Aitutaki, Motu Rapota
Verbatim locality:
Aitutaki, Motu Rapota
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4824/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
5 May 1995
Start date:
1995-05-05
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Small clearing in Calophyllum forest, by rough track.
Notes:
Erect plant c. 60 cm high with simple stem. Leaves very soft, deep green above. One small terminal spike, young, with silvery green bracts. Only plant seen.
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