CHR 640300 – Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 640300
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
07 January 2016
Database record updated:
18 January 2016
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
1999-12-24 (Verbatim: 24 Dec 1999)
Preferred name:
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Malvaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
West Mitiaro, road to Takaue Foodland, just before swamp
Verbatim locality:
West Mitiaro, road to Takaue Foodland, just before swamp
Verbatim collector:
C.M. Luttrell 315A
Standardised collector:
C. M. Luttrell
Collectors reference no.:
315A
Verbatim date:
1 Aug 1991
Start date:
1991-08-01
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Semi-shade, base of Cocos and All spice [Pimenta dioica]. Rocky ground with some soil.
Notes:
Bush - 75 cm tall. Woody stem. Leaves alternate, toothed margins - appear bigger than "Kaute Papa'a". Buds - green, with 6 petals. Large, double red flowers. Double flowered Hibiscus. Native name: Kaute Enua.
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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