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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationRubiaceae: Commianthus
Classification 1Rubiaceae: Retiniphyllum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00139029
Type StatusType
CollectorR. Spruce
Collector number3048
CountryBrazil
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Brazil
LocalitySan Carlos, Rio Negro
Date Collected1853
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8556b110-9761-437c-9a74-c70def939c7d
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00139029
HerbariumGH
FamilyRubiaceae
Type Status Type
Type of Commianthus pilosus Spruce ex Bentham
Taxon Reference(for Commianthus pilosus Spruce ex Bentham) Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 1853. 5: 233.
FamilyRubiaceae
Determination Retiniphyllum pilosum (Spruce ex Bentham) Müller Argoviensis
Determined byR. Cortes
Determination Remarks [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [191MB]
Full Quality [27MB]
RemarksAnnotated as isolectotype by R. Coretes, but ined as of May 2003. Original publications states, "A small shrub, with flesh-coloured flowers, found by Mr. Spruce in the Paatingas, near San Gabriel, on the Rio Negro". = Retiniphyllum pilosum (Spruce ex Benth.) Mull. Arg., det. R. Cortes, 2003.

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