CHR 644624 – Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 644624
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
29 September 2017
Database record updated:
18 May 2020
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2000-08-09 (Verbatim: 9 Aug 2000)
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:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Arorangi
Verbatim locality:
Arorangi
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 5255/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
9 Aug 2000
Start date:
2000-08-09
Country:
Cook Islands
Land District:
Rarotonga
Habitat:
Cultivated.
Notes:
Shrub 1.5-2 m high. Leaves dark green above. Flowers dark red, double, only c. 2.5-3 cm across, not expanding widely; true petals (outer whorl) c. 2.5 cm long. Said to be an ancient cultivar and flowers only c. half the size of the usual ancient one in remote parts of Rarotonga, e.g. Sykes 4981/CI [CHR 637509].
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
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Project permits
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