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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Epidendrum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00070364
CollectorP. C. Standley
Collector number35119
CountryCosta Rica
GeographyNorth America: Mexico and Central America (Region): Costa Rica
LocalityVolcan de Turrialba
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/66ad7be1-c506-4ebb-b34d-0aa4880d7fee
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00070364
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Epidendrum fundi Ames
Determination RemarksArev: Not a type [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 29147
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksOn the same sheet where the holotype is on

ClassificationEuphorbiaceae: Pedilanthus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00048480
Type StatusHolotype
CollectorP. C. Standley
Collector number87781
CountryGuatemala
StateRetalhuleu
GeographyNorth America: Mexico and Central America (Region): Guatemala: Retalhuleu
LocalityBetween Nueva Linda and Chaperico
Elevation120 m
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/3486a97d-f7e2-4f00-9f69-cd74a679b3dd
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00048480
HerbariumA
Previous ownership[Ex] Field Mus. Chicago
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Pedilanthus camporum Standley & Steyermark
Determined byR. L. Dressler (GH)
Annotation TextType
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Pedilanthus camporum Standley & Steyermark
Determined byLC. [L. Croizat]
Date Determined1944
Determination Remarks [is label name]
Annotation Textex holotype
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Pedilanthus tithymaloides (Linnaeus) Poiteau
Determined byR. L. Dressler (GH)
Date Determined1957
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Annotation Textsubsp. tithymaloides
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Pedilanthus camporum Standley & Steyermark
Verified byHarvard University Herbaria LAPI Team
Date Determined2008-04-02
Determination Remarks [is a fragment] [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Pedilanthus camporum Standley & Steyermark) Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 1944. 23: 124.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationEuphorbiaceae: Stillingia
Classification 1Euphorbiaceae: Sebastiania
Classification 2Euphorbiaceae: Stillingia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00056552
Type StatusHolotype
CollectorP. C. Standley
Collector number91207
CountryGuatemala
StateBaja Verapaz
GeographyNorth America: Mexico and Central America (Region): Guatemala: Baja Verapaz
LocalitySanta Rosa
Elevation1500 m
ContainerPlants of Field Museum
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c02661bf-70f1-4ffd-b549-71674c6671d4
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00056552
HerbariumA
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Stillingia cruenta Standley & Steyermark
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Sebastiania cruenta (Standley & Steyermark) Miranda
Determined byE. Jablonski (NY)
Date Determined1969
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Stillingia cruenta Standley & Steyermark
Determination Remarks [is a fragment]
Taxon Reference(for Stillingia cruenta Standley & Steyermark) Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 1944. 23: 125.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarksannotation on sheet: "not a Stillingia! see capsule. specimen in type folder."
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ClassificationEuphorbiaceae: Euphorbia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00047814
Type StatusHolotype
CollectorP. C. Standley
Collector number74673
CountryGuatemala
StateZacapa
GeographyNorth America: Mexico and Central America (Region): Guatemala: Zacapa
Elevation200 m
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/601f0ddc-f88f-4b5c-93fe-632c909be2ff
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00047814
HerbariumA
Previous ownershipex F
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Euphorbia steyermarkii Standley
Determination Remarks [is label name] [is Current name]
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Euphorbia steyermarkii Standley
Verified byV. W. Steinmann (RSA)
Date Determined2001
Determination Remarks [is a fragment]
Taxon Reference(for Euphorbia steyermarkii Standley) Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 1944. 23: 121.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksHolotype at F

ClassificationCactaceae: Echinocereus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00255245
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorP. C. Standley
Collector number1235
CountryUnited States of America
StateNew Mexico
GeographyNorth America: US and Canada (Region): United States of America: New Mexico: Dona Ana County
LocalityCollected in the cactus garden of the Agricultural College, Mesilla Park. The plant was brought from the mesa west of the Organ Mts.
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/2f4f3b9d-014b-465b-a34a-74ea09afceb4
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00255245
HerbariumGH
FamilyCactaceae
Determination Echinocereus polyacanthus Engelmann
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyCactaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Echinocereus rosei Wooton & Standley
Verified byMelinda Peters & C. Beans (GH)
Date Determined2007-10-10
Taxon Reference(for Echinocereus rosei Wooton & Standley) Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1915. 19: 457.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationCactaceae: Echinocereus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00247458
CollectorP. C. Standley
Collector number769
CountryUnited States of America
StateNew Mexico
GeographyNorth America: US and Canada (Region): United States of America: New Mexico
LocalityCollected in the cactus garden of the Agricultural College, Mesilla Park. Plants brought from the mesa west of the Organ Mts., Dona Ana Co.
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d41cd7ce-aaed-4fec-8730-ab6b3d22f639
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00247458
HerbariumGH
FamilyCactaceae
Determination Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. neomexicanus (Standley) W. T. Marshall
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
FamilyCactaceae
Determination Echinocereus polyacanthus Engelmann
Determination Remarks[0] [is label name] [is Current name]
Annotation TextThis plant is a form of Echinocereus polyacanthus Engelm. but is not typical.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Remarkssee accompanying photograph.

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Pleurothallis
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00083287
Type StatusNotType
CollectorP. C. Standley
Collector number36347
CountryCosta Rica
GeographyNorth America: Mexico and Central America (Region): Costa Rica
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8c4854af-01b6-4775-82ca-04000219c0e6
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00083287
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status NotType
NotType of Pleurothallis casualis Ames
Verified byRomero, Gustavo Adolfo & Ferreras, Irina
Date Determined2011-03-03
Determination RemarksHT: P.C. Standley 36517 (AMES No.29145) [is a fragment] [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
Annotation TextAMES
Taxon Reference(for Pleurothallis casualis Ames) Sched. Orchid. 1925. 9: 30.
SubcollectionOrchid Slide Cabinets
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeMicroscope slide
Preparation MethodGlycerine

ClassificationRafflesiaceae: Pilostyles
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00266891
CollectorP. C. Standley
Collector number13818
CountryHonduras
GeographyNorth America: Mexico and Central America (Region): Honduras
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/0a499957-f42c-4019-b01e-18de2c88ee36
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00266891
HerbariumGH
FamilyRafflesiaceae
Determination Pilostyles mexicana (Brandegee) Rose
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name]
FamilyRafflesiaceae
Determination Pilostyles mexicana (Brandegee) Rose
Determined byBellot, Sidonie
Date Determined2013
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Annotation Text!
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

ClassificationLichens: Peltigera
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00470347
CollectorP. C. Standley
CountryUnited States of America
StateNorth Carolina
GeographyNorth America: US and Canada (Region): United States of America: North Carolina
Locality[no additional data]
ProjectLichen and Bryophyte TCN
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/e9070628-1d6b-405f-80aa-0a85a47f60cd
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00470347
HerbariumFH
Determination Peltigera rufescens (Weiss) Humboldt
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypePacket
Preparation MethodDried
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ClassificationUsneaceae: Ramalina
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00476631
CollectorP. C. Standley
CountryUnited States of America
StateFlorida
GeographyNorth America: US and Canada (Region): United States of America: Florida
Locality[data not captured]
ProjectLichen and Bryophyte TCN
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/6f19eac7-330c-437c-a69b-ed882739c194
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00476631
HerbariumFH
FamilyUsneaceae
Determination Ramalina anceps Nylander
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypePacket
Preparation MethodDried
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ClassificationGentianaceae: Frasera
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02069869
CollectorP. C. Standley
Collector number4034
CountryUnited States of America
StateNew Mexico
GeographyNorth America: US and Canada (Region): United States of America: New Mexico
LocalityWinsor Creek
Date Collected [1908-06-29]
Verbatim Elevation8600 Ft.
ContainerNew Mexico Collected in the Pecos River National Forest
ProjectUS and Canada - Mass Digitization
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ccf6b0d6-eb95-437d-914f-51f5ff5f4c2a
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02069869
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipSmithsonian Institution from The United States National Herbarium
FamilyGentianaceae
Determination Frasera speciosa Douglas ex Grisebach
Determined byPost, Douglas Manners
Date Determined1955
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationOrchidaceae
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02092199
Other Barcodes on Sheet02092200
CollectorP. C. Standley
Collector number34429
CountryCosta Rica
GeographyNorth America: Mexico and Central America (Region): Costa Rica
LocalityCerro de la Carpintera, Prov. of Cartago.
Verbatim Elevation1500-1850 meters
HabitatOn mossy trunk.
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bff36b94-4149-438b-8885-0b9c69508e8d
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02092199
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Coccineorchis standleyi (Ames) Garay
Determined byDressler, Robert Louis
Date Determined1995
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberAMES 29736
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationCornaceae: Cornus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02019272
CollectorP. C. Standley
Collector number4039
CountryUnited States of America
StateNew Mexico
GeographyNorth America: US and Canada (Region): United States of America: New Mexico
LocalityPecos River National Forest. Winsor[?] Creek
Date Collected [1908-06-29]
Verbatim Elevation8500 Ft.
ContainerNew Mexico
ProjectUS and Canada - Mass Digitization
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ebf00d1e-b17f-4d79-a564-0589552a64db
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02019272
HerbariumGH
FamilyCornaceae
Determination Cornus stolonifera Michaux
Determined byMurrell, Zack Ernest
Date Determined1991
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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