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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsteraceae: Eupatorium
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00007498
Type StatusPossible Type
CollectorP. A. Poiteau
CountryDominican Republic
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Hispaniola: Dominican Republic
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bed2874d-47a9-44a0-b854-3def0e2cfdd9
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00007498
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Eupatorium semicrenatum Urban
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Eupatorium semicrenatum Urban
Determined byB.L. Robinson (GH)
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Type StatusPossible Type
Possible Type of Eupatorium semicrenatum Urban
Verified byD. E. Boufford (A)
Date Determined1982
Taxon Reference(for Eupatorium semicrenatum Urban) Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1903. 3: 398.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarks[Fragment in packet]
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Remarks["Haiti, Poiteau" in protologue.]

ClassificationCaesalpiniaceae: Cassia
Classification 1Caesalpiniaceae: Chamaecrista
Classification 2Caesalpiniaceae: Cassia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00053956
Type StatusIsoneotype
CollectorP. A. Poiteau
CountryFrench Guiana
StateCayenne
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): French Guiana: Cayenne
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/99353352-82aa-41ca-b5e5-0252b1a20505
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00053956
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex Herb. J. Gay
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Determination Cassia praetexta Vogel
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Determination Chamaecrista nictitans var. praetexta (Vogel) H. S. Irwin & Barneby
Determination Remarks[see Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 821. 1982] [is Current name]
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Type Status Isoneotype
Isoneotype of Cassia praetexta Vogel
Taxon Reference(for Cassia praetexta Vogel) Syn. Gen. Cassiae 1837. 67.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationSapindaceae: Talisia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00050960
Type StatusType
CollectorP. A. Poiteau
CountryGuyana
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Guyana
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/1a70949a-825f-4397-8255-0eaef439dfa0
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00050960
HerbariumGH
FamilySapindaceae
Type Status Type
Type of Talisia carinata Radlkofer
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Talisia carinata Radlkofer) Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 1878. 8: 348.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksAnnotated as an isolectotype

ClassificationBoraginaceae: Cordia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00095777
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorP. A. Poiteau
CountryFrench Guiana
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): French Guiana
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d0110e48-aec1-4109-9006-219c68eacbda
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00095777
HerbariumGH
FamilyBoraginaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Cordia nervosa Lamarck
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Cordia nervosa Lamarck) Tabl. Encycl. 1906.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksFragment of the holotype

ClassificationAsteraceae: Mikania
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00010227
Type StatusProbable Isotype, Probable Type
CollectorP. A. Poiteau
CountryDominican Republic
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Hispaniola: Dominican Republic
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/91a5774d-7622-4121-a5c0-0baa4a8e716c
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00010227
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipEx Compositae of Dr. F. W. Klatt (Purchased 1898)
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Mikania papillosa Klatt
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Mikania papillosa Klatt
Determined byB. L. Robinson (GH)
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Type StatusProbable Isotype
Probable Isotype of Mikania papillosa Klatt
Verified byHarvard University Herbaria LAPI Team
Date Determined2008-04-01
Determination Remarks"Poiteau s. n., St. Domingo" noted on label
Taxon Reference(for Mikania papillosa Klatt) Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 1882. 15: 325.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type StatusProbable Type
Probable Type of Mikania papillosa Klatt
Verified byD. E. Boufford (A)
Date Determined1982
Determination Remarks"fide Index Kewensis" noted on label
Taxon Reference(for Mikania papillosa Klatt) Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 1882. 15: 325.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationEuphorbiaceae: Bernardia
Classification 1Euphorbiaceae: Leucocroton
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00045829
CollectorP. A. Poiteau
CountryDominican Republic
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Hispaniola: Dominican Republic
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bbd70d0f-4963-4f2c-b52f-f14c869b4f19
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00045829
HerbariumA
Previous ownershipHerb. Mus. Paris
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Bernardia ferruginea Poiteau
Determination RemarksArev: Not a type [is label name]
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Leucocroton leprosus (Willdenow) Pax & K. Hoffmann
Determined byA. Liogier
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Leucocroton leprosus (Willdenow) Pax & K. Hoffmann
Determined byAngélica Cervantes M. (MEXU)
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
RemarksIned. = Leucocroton leprosa (Willd.) Pax & K. Hoffm., det. A. Liogier, 1966

ClassificationRanunculaceae: Clematis
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00055189
Type StatusHolotype
CollectorP. A. Poiteau
CountryDominican Republic
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Hispaniola: Dominican Republic
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/dcc423c0-b999-46ae-8027-5dbd142bbe79
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00055189
HerbariumA
FamilyRanunculaceae
Determination Clematis dioica Linnaeus
Determined byE. A. Kellogg
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyRanunculaceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Clematis glabra de Candolle
Determination Remarks [is a fragment]
Taxon Reference(for Clematis glabra de Candolle) Syst. Nat. (Candolle). 1: 143.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks= Clematis dioica L., det. E. A. Kellogg, 1984, and N. P. Moreno, 1994 with photo ex G

ClassificationAsteraceae: Egletes
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00247192
Type StatusPossible Isotype, Possible Type
CollectorP. A. Poiteau
CountryDominican Republic
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Hispaniola: Dominican Republic
LocalitySanto Domingo
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/00dd0af7-8cdb-4ecd-aca1-ca72a10a9b41
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00247192
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Egletes domingensis var. glabrata de Candolle
Determination RemarksWritten on packet [is label name] [is Current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Egletes prostrata var. glabrata (de Candolle) Kuntze
Determination RemarksPencilled on sheet [is Current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Type StatusPossible Isotype
Possible Isotype of Egletes domingensis Cassini
Verified byK. Gandhi (GH)
Date Determined2007-10-09
Taxon Reference(for Egletes domingensis Cassini) Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris 1817. 1817: 153.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type StatusPossible Type
Possible Type of Egletes domingensis Cassini
Verified byL. H. Shinners
Date Determined1946-07-09
Determination Remarks"Probably a fragment of the original material of Egletes domingensis Cass. and also of var. glabrata DC. -- both synonyms of E. prostrata (Swartz) Kuntze." written on sheet [is a fragment]
Taxon Reference(for Egletes domingensis Cassini) Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris 1817. 1817: 153.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationNyctaginaceae: Pisonia
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00549138
Other Barcodes on Sheet00037436
CollectorP. A. Poiteau
CountryDominican Republic
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Hispaniola: Dominican Republic
LocalitySt. Domingo
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/9ca17213-968d-48bf-85b3-7e96fad8d749
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00549138
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipEx Herb. Mus. Paris
FamilyNyctaginaceae
Determination Pisonia aculeata Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [is label name]
Annotation Texta fragment to compare with the plant from Florida
FamilyNyctaginaceae
Determination Pisonia monotaxadenia C. Wright
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Annotation Text[on same sheet as syntype]
FamilyNyctaginaceae
Determination Pisonia aculeata Linnaeus
Determined byWestra, Lubbert Ybele Theodoor
Date Determined1981
Determination Remarks[0] [is Current name]
Annotation Texta [plants on left]
PhenologyFlowerAndFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

ClassificationApocynaceae: Aspidosperma
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)02178503
CollectorP. A. Poiteau
CountryGuyana
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Guyana
Locality[no additional data]
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a50954db-1e1c-406b-83d8-29ae2aede8dc
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02178503
HerbariumGH
FamilyApocynaceae
Determination Aspidosperma discolor A. de Candolle
Determined byKurt Potgieter
Date Determined1999-01-**
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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