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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsteraceae: Aspilia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00112861
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorW. J. Burchell
Collector number9070
CountryBrazil
StateGoiás
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Brazil: Goiás
LocalityNear Boa Esperanca
Date Collected1829
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c7f82e82-3e34-47f1-9d30-3ff12f235f30
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00112861
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Aspilia podophylla Baker
Taxon Reference(for Aspilia podophylla Baker) Fl. Bras. [Martius] 1884. 6(3): 200.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aspilia podophylla Baker
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00064728
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorW. J. Burchell
Collector number8687
CountryBrazil
StateGoiás
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Brazil: Goiás
Locality[Porto Real, on rio Tocantins near 10°30'S]
Date Collected1829
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8487e9f3-177e-4776-824d-620cd5472db8
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00064728
HerbariumGH
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Mimosa desmodioides Bentham
Verified byR. C. Barneby
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Mimosa desmodioides Bentham) Fl. Bras. [Martius] 1876. 15(2): 309.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks= Mimosa skinneri Benth. var. desmodioides (Benth.) Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 65: 769. 1991. Locality and Date Collection from ibid.

ClassificationAcanthaceae: Elytraria
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00219457
CollectorW. J. Burchell
Collector number8691
CountryBrazil
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Brazil
LocalityGoyaz: near Porto Real
Date Collected1829
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/674dfe66-9d53-470d-96e2-813860b34f57
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00219457
HerbariumGH
FamilyAcanthaceae
Determination Elytraria imbricata (Vahl) Persoon
Determined byDaniel, Thomas Franklin
Date Determined2019
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
FamilyAcanthaceae
Determination Elytraria squamosa (Jacquin) Lindau
Determined byE. C. Leonard
Date Determined1934-10-04
FamilyAcanthaceae
Determination Elytraria squamosa (Jacquin) Lindau
Determined byB. L. R.
Date Determined1917
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00415631
Type StatusIsolectotype
CollectorW. J. Burchell
Collector number9618
CountryBrazil
StatePará
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Brazil: Pará
Locality[near Belém]
Date Collected1829-09-06
ContainerCatalogus Geographicus Plantarum Brasiliae Tropicae
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/84aa6f70-38c0-4ebe-a60f-2ae15d87cfb8
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00415631
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipFrom Herb. Royal Gardens, Kew.
Type Status Isolectotype
Isolectotype of Chytroma apiculata Miers
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey & Santamaria, Daniel
Date Determined2013-02-05
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Chytroma apiculata Miers) Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1874. 30: 245.
Determination Eschweilera apiculata (Miers) A. C. Smith
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey & Santamaria, Daniel
Date Determined2013-02-05
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation Textfide S. A. Mori & G. T. Prance, Fl. Neotrop. 21(2): 260. 1990
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationFlacourtiaceae
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00415632
Type StatusIsolectotype
CollectorW. J. Burchell
Collector number10000
CountryBrazil
StatePará
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Brazil: Pará
Locality[near Belém]
Date Collected1829-12-30
ContainerCatalogus Geographicus Plantarum Brasiliae Tropicae
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/b0414bf7-7caa-4d03-a0c7-f6c5b3ffbb70
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00415632
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipFrom Herb. Royal Gardens, Kew.
Type Status Isolectotype
Isolectotype of Eschweilera lurida Miers
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey & Santamaria, Daniel
Date Determined2013-02-05
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Annotation TextLectotype: (P)
Taxon Reference(for Eschweilera lurida Miers) Trans. Linn. Soc. London 1874. 30: 262.
Determination Lecythis lurida (Miers) S. A. Mori
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey & Santamaria, Daniel
Date Determined2013-02-05
Determination Remarks [current name]
DeterminationInQuestion Lecythidaceae
Determined byNee, Michael
Date Determined1990
FamilyFlacourtiaceae
DeterminationNot Flacourtiaceae
Determined bySleumer, Hermann Otto
Date Determined1976
FamilyFlacourtiaceae
Determination Flacourtiaceae
Determined by(annotation on sheet]
PhenologySterile
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01976670
CollectorW. J. Burchell
Collector number8719
CountryBrazil
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Brazil
LocalityGoyaz: near Porto Real.
Date Collected1829 [1829.]
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms TCN
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/03aeffd6-0728-4f24-8705-23cb88615ce4
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01976670
HerbariumGH
Determination Utricularia simulans Pilger
Determined byTaylor, Peter Geoffrey
Date Determined1978-10-15
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationApocynaceae: Tabernaemontana
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02375780
CollectorW. J. Burchell
Collector number9636
CountryBrazil
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Brazil
LocalityBetween San Joze [Jose] to Mr William's Rocinha, near the curch [church] of Nossa Senha de Nazaerth.
Date Collected1829-09-06
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms TCN
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c26fbd05-633c-4a65-979b-44d1275a15da
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02375780
HerbariumGH
FamilyApocynaceae
Determination Tabernaemontana flavicans Willdenow ex Roemer & Schultes
Determined byLeeuwenberg, Anthonius Josephus Maria
Date Determined1990
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyApocynaceae
Determination Tabernaemontana albiflora (Miquel) Pulle
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[Information from Det. Label (field note book in library at KEW]

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