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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationConvolvulaceae: Cuscuta
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00219379
CollectorC. A. Purpus
Collector number4973
CountryMexico
StateCoahuila
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Coahuila
Date Collected1910-10-**
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a2795b23-8a2e-41fe-ada3-9dd5f16c62e5
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00219379
HerbariumGH
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Cuscuta decipiens Yuncker
Determined byMihai Costea
Date Determined2004
Determination RemarksThe University of Guelph Herbarium -Sampled for a SEM study of flowers and/or seeds as well as for DNA extraction. Mihai Costea - 2005 [current name]
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Cuscuta decipiens Yuncker
Determined byT. G. Yuncker
Date Determined1940-07-23
Determination Remarks [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item RemarksLABEL ON SHEET: Purpus "4973": no ripe fruit present; there is no evidence here of fruit-circumscission; the assignment of this specimen to C. "decipiens" by Yuncker can be no more than an educated guess. No definite determination is possible. -Marshall C. Johnston (1984)

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