CHR 646865 B – Ricinus communis L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 646865 B
Specimen type:
Bag
Database record added:
03 May 2018
Database record updated:
03 May 2018
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Ricinus communis L.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2000-09-01 (Verbatim: 1 Sep 2000)
Preferred name:
Ricinus communis L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Euphorbiales
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Tupapa, near Ara Tapu
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Tupapa, near Ara Tapu
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 5300/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
13 Aug 2000
Start date:
2000-08-13
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
On old abandoned section, isolated stand of this species.
Notes:
Large shrubs 4-5 m high, widespreading and ± flat-topped and forming a large thicket. Specimens from 2 plants. Shoots, petioles and leaf veins deep pink; leaf lamina shining reddish-brown when young. Adventive.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A, B (Fruit)
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