CHR 659540 A – Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 659540 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
31 March 2020
Database record updated:
24 November 2020
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A.H.Gentry
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2006-09-22 (Verbatim: 22 Sep 2006)
Preferred name:
Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Scrophulariales
Family:
Bignoniaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Alofi District, near Agriculture Department, by old Honey Depot
Verbatim locality:
Alofi District, near Agriculture Department, by old Honey Depot
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 1446/N
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
22 Sep 2006
Start date:
2006-09-22
Country:
Niue
Habitat:
On large tamarind tree.
Notes:
High-climbing liane; stems long and slender with claw-like tendrils. Flowers high up and collected from ground. Corolla yellow, c. 7 cm long to apex of lower lip and c. 6 cm long to apex of upper lip; limb very flattened and irregular. Fruit pendulous. Old pods (from ground) to c. 40 cm long x 1.3-1.7 cm wide, dark brown. Originally planted but now apparently spontaneous with young plants, (presumably derived from seed) nearby.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to C
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