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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationOchnaceae: Rhytidanthera
Classification 1Ochnaceae: Godoya
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (3 items with 3 preparations)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00139576; 00139577; 00139583
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorA. E. Lawrance
Collector number599
CountryColombia
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Colombia
LocalityState of Boyaca. Region: El Umbo, 130 m north of Bogota.
Date Collected1932-11-25
Elevation1219 - 1524 m
HabitatOnly on dangerous over-hanging precipitious barranca fronts in well aired positions.
Vernacular NameAsuseno
Organism/Item1 of 3
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a9aa7b1e-bb38-44e9-a87b-fba332e12cba
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00139576
HerbariumA
FamilyOchnaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Godoya magnifica Gleason
Taxon Reference(for Godoya magnifica Gleason) Phytologia 1933. i. 27.
FamilyOchnaceae
Determination Rhytidanthera magnifica (Gleason) Dwyer
Determined byC. Sastre
Date Determined2004-11-**
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextRhytidanthera splendida (Pl.) Tiegh. = R. magnifica (Gleason) Dwyer
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Organism/Item2 of 3
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8dc550aa-4926-4919-b004-2f6b9f94117b
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00139577
HerbariumA
FamilyOchnaceae
Type Status Type
Type of Godoya magnifica Gleason
Determination Remarks [label name]
Taxon Reference(for Godoya magnifica Gleason) Phytologia 1933. i. 27.
FamilyOchnaceae
Determination Rhytidanthera splendida (Planchon) Tieghem
Date Determined1978
Determination Remarks [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlowerAndFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Organism/Item3 of 3
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/71809f09-51f3-44f1-a5d3-afd450f54483
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00139583
HerbariumGH
FamilyOchnaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Rhytidanthera magnifica (Gleason) Dwyer
Taxon Reference(for Rhytidanthera magnifica (Gleason) Dwyer) Lloydia 1946. 9: 53.
FamilyOchnaceae
Determination Rhytidanthera splendida (Planchon) Tieghem
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyOchnaceae
Determination Rhytidanthera magnifica (Gleason) Dwyer
Determined byDwyer, John Duncan
Date Determined1941
FamilyOchnaceae
Determination Godoya magnifica Gleason
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks"Aparently quite rare and certainly dangerous to collect. Used for making the gears of the home-made sugar-mills of poor natives which are horse- mule- or bull or steer driven."

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