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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationBoraginaceae: Bourreria
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00263545
Type StatusProbable Isolectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number3121
CountryCuba
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Cuba
LocalityRetino
Date Collected1860-06-27 - 1864-06-27
HabitatSavannas
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ec75dfcd-c68e-41bb-8640-e1dfaa53a125
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00263545
HerbariumGH
FamilyBoraginaceae
Type StatusProbable Isolectotype
Probable Isolectotype of Bourreria badia O. E. Schulz
Verified byK. Gandhi (GH
Date Determined2008
Taxon Reference(for Bourreria badia O. E. Schulz) Symb. Antill. [Urban] 1911. 7: 67.
FamilyBoraginaceae
Determination Bourreria baccata Rafinesque
Determined byM. Gottschling (BSB)
Date Determined2005
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyBoraginaceae
Determination Bourreria virgata (Swartz) Don
Determined byM. Gottschling (BSB)
Date Determined2004
FamilyBoraginaceae
Determination Bourreria succulenta var. revoluta O. E. Schulz
Determined byJ. F. M.
Date Determined1914
FamilyBoraginaceae
Determination Bourreria P. Browne
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarksmounted with possible isolectotype (barcode 263544). There seems to be confusion over which specimen can serve as the isolectotype. The author, M. Gottschling clearly states that Wright 3121 collected at San Bartolome falls within the range where plants consistent with the description of B. badia occurs. However, M. Gottschling also states that B. badia is = B. virgata, and according to the author's taxonomic work the collection on the right, Wright 3121 from Retiro is B. virgata.
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