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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsclepiadaceae: Astephanus
Classification 1Asclepiadaceae: Metastelma
Classification 2Asclepiadaceae: Cynanchum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00076256
Type StatusType
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number404
CountryCuba
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Cuba
LocalityCuba Orientali
Date Collected1856 - 1857
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8cbc5645-c267-45ba-ab7b-99cf3051b1ac
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00076256
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Type Status Type
Type of Astephanus cubensis var. pauciflorus Grisebach
Verified byR. A. Howard
Taxon Reference(for Astephanus cubensis var. pauciflorus Grisebach) Pl. Wright. (Grisebach) 1862. 2: 520.
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Metastelma pauciflorum (Grisebach) Schlechter
Determined byR. Mangelsdorff
Date Determined2005
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Cynanchum brachystephanum (Grisebach) Alain
Determined byA. Liogier
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [193MB]
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Remarks= Cynanchum brachystephanum (Griseb.) Alain, det. A. Liogier, 1955

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