CHR 516711 A – Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 516711 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
10 July 1998
Database record updated:
13 May 2016
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1995-05-09 (Verbatim: 9 May 1995)
Preferred name:
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Malvaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Arorangi, Ara Metua
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Arorangi, Ara Metua
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4890/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
9 May 1995
Start date:
1995-05-09
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Old garden frontage. Relic of cultivation.
Notes:
Shrub c. 2.5 m high. Leaves deep shining green above. Flowers light crimson; petals c. 7 x 5 cm, ± very broad obovate, reflexing, distally very laciniate. Style c. 9 cm long, light crimson. A very common cultivar, somewhat intermediate with `Schizopetalus'.
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
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