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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCaesalpiniaceae: Hoffmannseggia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00103092
Type StatusLectotype, Holotype
CollectorJ. Gregg
Collector number268
CountryMexico
StateCoahuila
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Coahuila: Saltillo
Localitydried up bed of lake west of Parras
Date Collected1847-04-13
Habitatdried up bed of lake, also grows in dry alluvial valleys
Vernacular Namecoco or papilla
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/392c515d-e8f0-437e-81d5-1137b689df8c
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00103092
HerbariumGH
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Hoffmannseggia stricta var. demissa A. Gray
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
Taxon Reference(for Hoffmannseggia stricta var. demissa A. Gray) Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 1852. 3(5): 56.
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Hoffmannseggia stricta var. demissa A. Gray
Verified bySimpson, Beryl B.
Date Determined1999-08-**
Annotation TextIsotypes at MO, NY
Taxon Reference(for Hoffmannseggia stricta var. demissa A. Gray) Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 1852. 3(5): 56.
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Determination Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert
Determined bySimpson, Beryl B.
Date Determined1996
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Determination Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert
Determined byEifert, Imre János
Date Determined1976
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Determination Hoffmannseggia stricta var. demissa A. Gray
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextType
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Determination Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. demissa (A. Gray) Fisher
Determination Remarksannotation written on collector label
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlowerAndFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarkssaid to produce a little potato-like ball in root used for food, yet failed to find any

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