CHR 640176 – Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 640176
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
06 January 2016
Database record updated:
18 January 2016
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Russelia equisetiformis
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2001-12-04 (Verbatim: 4 Dec 2001)
Preferred name:
Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Scrophulariales
Family:
Scrophulariaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
West Mitiaro, road from school to village
Verbatim locality:
West Mitiaro, road from school to village
Verbatim collector:
C.M. Luttrell 192
Standardised collector:
C. M. Luttrell
Collectors reference no.:
192
Verbatim date:
23 Jul 1991
Start date:
1991-07-23
Country:
Cook Islands
Altitudes:
from 8m
Habitat:
Growing at the base of Cocos trees. Dry sandy soil. Semi-shaded. Vegetation: scattered stunted Chamaescye, Davallia, Timonius and Catharanthus.
Notes:
Slim pendulous branches lacking foliage. Bracts very small, green and clustered around base of axils. Flowers bright red, trumpet shaped, 2 x 0.3 cm. Children eat the nectar from the flowers.
Specimen notes
Supplementary remarks:
Expedition: Oxford University Expedition to the Cook Islands 1991. (Botanical Survey Mitiaro, 23rd June - 15th August 1991).
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