CHR 637935 A – Basella alba L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 637935 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
17 June 2016
Database record updated:
13 January 2017
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Basella alba L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2000-07-30 (Verbatim: 30 Jul 2000)
Preferred name:
Basella alba L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Basellaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Ara Metua, Tupapa
Verbatim locality:
Ara metua, Tupapa
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 5069/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
30 Jul 2000
Start date:
2000-07-30
Country:
Cook Islands
Land District:
Rarotonga
Habitat:
In roadside hedge
Notes:
Scrambling or creeping plant. Stems thick, ± triangular, not woody. Leaves semi-succulent, dark glossy green above, glossy below. Fruit clusters to 2 cm across, individual fruits 8-9 mm across, very glossy black, 4-segmented; almost square; fleshy with dark purple juice. Has ± escaped from cultivation here.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
