CHR 665940 – Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 665940
Specimen type:
Bag
Database record added:
18 September 2020
Database record updated:
18 September 2020
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2002-05-17 (Verbatim: 17 May 2002)
Preferred name:
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Violales
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Avatiu
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Avatiu
Verbatim collector:
G. McCormack
Standardised collector:
G. McCormack
Verbatim date:
19 Mar 2002
Start date:
2002-03-19
Country:
Cook Islands
Notes:
Trailing herb with long running stems. Fruits 5-6 cm diameter, globose, with white waxy farina; apical depression small. Seeds 7-8 x 4-5 mm.
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