CHR 637808 A – Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 637808 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
06 May 2016
Database record updated:
05 September 2016
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen
Determiner:
Redmond DN
Identification date:
2016-09-05 (Verbatim: 5 Sep 2016)
Preferred name:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Cyperales
Family:
Gramineae
Identification type:
Taxonomic curation
Note:
following Sykes WR, 2016. Flora of the Cook Islands p.341
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2000-07-23 (Verbatim: 23 Jul 2000)
Preferred name:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Ara Tapu, Tupapa
Verbatim locality:
Ara Tapu, Tupapa
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 5003/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
23 Jul 2000
Start date:
2000-07-23
Country:
Cook Islands
Land District:
Rarotonga
Habitat:
Vacant coastal section, on coral sand.
Notes:
Coarse grass with long decumbent stems, rooting at lower nodes and forming a dense stand up to c. 1 m high. Spikes diverging to c. 60º from main inflorescence stem. Spikelets 2-3 mm long, outer glumes ± purple. Stigmas dark purple. A large patch of several square metres.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
