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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAgavaceae: Yucca
Classification 1Agavaceae: Hesperaloe
Classification 2Liliaceae: Aloe
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00056379
Type StatusLectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number1908
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Uvalde County
LocalityN. Mex. [west of the Nueces]
Date Collected1851-05-15
Habitat[Stony hills]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/6e97e895-ca28-4c5e-b0e4-7e165be09159
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00056379
HerbariumGH
FamilyAgavaceae
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Yucca parviflora Torrey
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Taxon Reference(for Yucca parviflora Torrey) Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. 1859. 221.
FamilyAgavaceae
Determination Hesperaloe parviflora (Torrey) Coulter
Determined byG. D. Starr (ARIZ)
Date Determined1995-08-14
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextLECTOTYPE
FamilyAgavaceae
Determination Hesperaloe parviflora (Torrey) Coulter
Determined byR. G. Engard
Date Determined1985-06-01
FamilyAgavaceae
Determination Hesperaloe parviflora (Torrey) Coulter
Determined byJ. F. Macbride
Date Determined1918
Annotation TextJ.F.M.
FamilyAgavaceae
Determination Yucca parviflora Torrey
Determined byA. Gray
Determination Remarks[A. Gray (scripsit)] [label name]
Annotation TextMex. Bound.
FamilyLiliaceae
Determination Aloe yuccifolia A. Gray
Determined byA. Gray
Determination Remarks[A. Gray (scripsit)] [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Orig tiff [185MB]
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Remarks[Date, locality, habitat and description from Wright's notes for field #65, 1st coll.]

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