CHR 516646 B – Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 516646 B
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
22 April 2016
Database record updated:
28 April 2016
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1995-05-06 (Verbatim: 6 May 1995)
Preferred name:
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Aitutaki, Amuri, ridge above village
Verbatim locality:
Aitutaki, Amuri, ridge above village
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4840/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
6 May 1995
Start date:
1995-05-06
Country:
Cook Islands
Abundance:
Abundant
Habitat:
On volcanic soil near top of ridge.
Abundance:
Abundant
Notes:
Shrubs 2-3 m high, forming dense thickets. Leaves very soft, aromatic (sunflower scent) when bruised. Peduncle hollow at apex. Rays golden; exserted part 3-4.5 x 0.8-1.5 cm, narrow oblong or oblong-elliptic, the 2 main veins sunken above, raised beneath. Disc orange-yellow.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
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