CHR 659676 – Portulaca L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 659676
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
07 April 2020
Database record updated:
07 April 2020
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Portulaca umbraticola cv. 'Wildfire'
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2006-10-01 (Verbatim: 1 Oct 2006)
Preferred name:
Portulaca L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Portulacaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Alofi North
Verbatim locality:
Alofi District, Alofi North
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 1580/N
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
1 Oct 2006
Start date:
2006-10-01
Country:
Niue
Habitat:
Cultivated in soil pocket on top of rock wall.
Notes:
Prostrate succulent herb with pinkish stems. Leaves to 2 x 1.1 cm, usually ± elliptic-obovate, dull. Flowers rose, opening in bright light only (thus diurnal). Petals forming a cup 2-2.5 cm across when expanded, 1.2-1.7 cm long, ± broad obovate, slightly emarginate; all plants had bright rose petals, orange at base. Stamens and style orange. Fairly common cultigen and most plants have flowers of this colour on Niue.
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
