CHR 516726 – Dichanthium caricosum (L.) A.Camus
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 516726
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
24 July 1998
Database record updated:
26 April 2016
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Dichanthium caricosum (L.) Camus
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1995-06-06 (Verbatim: 6 Jun 1995)
Preferred name:
Dichanthium caricosum (L.) A.Camus
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Gramineae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Nikao, near Airport buildings
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Nikao, near Airport buildings
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4900/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
9 May 1995
Start date:
1995-05-09
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Grassy verge near road.
Notes:
Stems becoming erect but rooting at lower nodes and forming dense stands. Spikes erect. Spikelets green and shining; glumes lacking pit; awns brown, nearly all 2-3 cm long, erect. Abundant in this habitat and around the terminal buildings.
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