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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationSapindaceae: Xerospermum
Classification 1Sapindaceae: Nephelium
Barcode(s)00249540
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorF. A. McClure
Collector number9455
CountryChina
StateHainan
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Hainan: Qiongzhong Li and Miao
LocalitySouth slope of Five Finger Mt. [Wuzhishan]
Date Collected1922-05-05
HabitatIn wooded mountain side
SubstrateIn loose rich soil
RemarksWood tough, but not so good as that of the cultivated varieties of Lychee. It is sometimes substituted for the latter when an inexperienced person is buying lumber
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/465e420d-69ff-47ca-81f5-8797ab5eef10
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00249540
HerbariumECON
FamilySapindaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Xerospermum topingii Merrill
Taxon Reference(for Xerospermum topingii Merrill) Philipp. J. Sci. 1923. 23: 250.
FamilySapindaceae
Determination Nephelium lappaceum Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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