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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Hexalectris
Classification 1Orchidaceae: Corallorhiza
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00002594
Type StatusHolotype
CollectorH. S. Gentry
Collector number3670
CountryMexico
StateSonora
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Sonora: Álamos
LocalityCurohui, Rio Mayo, 3500 ft
Date Collected1938-04-05
Elevation - 1067 m
HabitatIn loose black soil on broken limestone slope; oak forest
ContainerPlants of Mexico
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/02807c3a-2335-4caf-aea7-5b4b192f4134
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00002594
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Hexalectris parviflora L. O. Williams
Verified byRomero, Gustavo Adolfo
Date Determined1989-07-**
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Annotation TextHolotype
Taxon Reference(for Hexalectris parviflora L. O. Williams) Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 1940. 9: 126.
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Hexalectris parviflora L. O. Williams
Determined byKennedy, Aaron H.
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextHolotype
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Hexalectris parviflora L. O. Williams
Determined byCatling, Paul Miles
Date Determined1992-09-**
Annotation TextHolotype
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Hexalectris parviflora L. O. Williams
Determined byWilliams, Louis Otto
Date Determined1939-12-28
Annotation TextType, sp. nov.
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Corallorhiza grandiflora A. Richard & Galeotti
Determined bySchweinfurth, Charles
Date Determined1938-06-**
Annotation Text"probably, pollinia not clear"
Accession NumberAMES 49661
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksAdditional locality data given in protologue, which is attached to this sheet = Hexalectris parviflora L. O. Wms. (Det. P. M. Catling, Sept. 1992) P. M. Catling (1992) states "two flowers are shown on the illustration accompanying the type, and the one missing from the specimen is presumably in the liquid or slide collection at AMES."

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