CHR 558072 – Solanum lycopersicum L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 558072
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
24 November 2008
Database record updated:
18 June 2022
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Solanum lycopersicum L.
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Solanum lycopersicum L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Solanales
Family:
Solanaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Scott Base, Ross Island
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-77.8497 166.764
Verbatim locality:
Scott Base, Ross Island
Verbatim collector:
Daniel Mahon
Standardised collector:
Daniel Mahon
Verbatim date:
16 May 2008
Start date:
2008-05-16
Country:
Antarctica
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
77°50.98´ S 166°45.86´ (WGS84 -77.849667 166.764333)
Habitat:
Human waste (sewage) treatment plant
Notes:
Adventive. Casual. One of 7 tomato seeds germinating in the 'cornbag' (large filter) of the waste treatment plant. The Maintenance Engineer reports that similar seedlings appear from time to time, but are unable to persist due to routine cleaning of the filter. Collected 12 March 2008 as dicot seedling. Grown on at Scott Base until 16 May 2008.
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