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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationEuphorbiaceae: Euphorbia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00055388
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorP. J. Darbyshire & R. D. Hoogland
Collector number7889
CountryPapua New Guinea
GeographyOceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea
LocalityNear Marok village, Aitape subdistrict, Sepik district, near village, alt. c. 30 feet
Date Collected1961-06-08
Elevation9 m
HabitatPlanted along road
ContainerFlora of New Guinea, Clemens Expedition
Vernacular NameIto (Wapi language, Marok)
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a254fb20-98ea-416d-bdd0-3bb889766d27
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00055388
HerbariumA
Previous ownershipEx CSIRO
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Euphorbia indistincta P. I. Forster
Taxon Reference(for Euphorbia indistincta P. I. Forster) Austrobaileya 1994. 4: 254.
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Euphorbia indistincta P. I. Forster
Determined byP. I. Forster (BRI)
Date Determined1993-10-30
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextIsotype
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Euphorbia sp.
Determined byM. J. Huft (MO)
Date Determined1981
Annotation TextEuphorbia plumerioides Teijsm. ex Hassk. var. acuminata J. J. Sm. [ined.]
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Euphorbia sp.
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksUsed as a fish poison, and also for bad sores (will kill insect larvae). Latex will blind when it gets into the eye. Only known in cultivation, in green (collected) or red-leaved form.

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