CHR 516856 – Portulaca L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 516856
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
06 August 1998
Database record updated:
27 April 2016
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Portulaca
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1995-08-02 (Verbatim: 2 Aug 1995)
Preferred name:
Portulaca L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Portulacaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Nikao, Airport
Verbatim locality:
Nikao, Airport
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 4956/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
12 May 1995
Start date:
1995-05-12
Country:
Cook Islands
Land District:
Rarotonga
Notes:
Succulent plant with ascending stems, often rooting from lower nodes. Leaves shining, deep green above, to c. 20 x 8 mm, oblanceolate or obovate. Corolla yellow; petals 1.2-1.6 cm long, obovate-obcuneiform, ± bilobed, very delicate. Style branches 4-5. Commonly cultivated now.
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
