CHR 629335 – Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 629335
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
14 May 2013
Database record updated:
18 June 2022
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Determiner:
Boardman K
Identification date:
2013-05-14 (Verbatim: 14 May 2013)
Preferred name:
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Malvaceae
Identification type:
Taxonomic curation
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Hibiscus manihot
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2005-09-28 (Verbatim: 28 Sep 2005)
Preferred name:
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
South Mitiaro, Takaue Foodland, bottom of Nane's Foodland
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-19.8728 -157.73
Verbatim locality:
South Mitiaro, Takaue Foodland, bottom of Nane's Foodland
Verbatim collector:
C.M. Luttrell 85
Standardised collector:
C. M. Luttrell
Verbatim date:
10 Jul 1991
Start date:
1991-07-10
Country:
Cook Islands
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
19°52´22“ S 157°43´48“ W (WGS84 -19.872778 -157.73)
Altitudes:
from 4m
Habitat:
Flat slope. Brown good soil, dry. Semi-shaded under Cocos.Vegetation: Small breadfruit, Commelina, Crotalaria, Bidens, Salvia, Wild Basil.
Notes:
Native name: Rūkau or Pota. Shrub to 2 m tall. Leaves round, lumpy, opposite, with fleshy long petioles - green with pink streaks. Leaves on a horizontal plane. Stem 2 cm diameter, slash - pale green. Flowers greeny/yellow, with a dark red centre and long yellow stamens, petals floppy. Crop grown as 'Spinach-like', similar to Hibiscus.
Observed species:
Commelina
Crotalaria
Bidens
Salvia
Crotalaria
Bidens
Salvia
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