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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Altensteinia
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 2 preparations)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00000153; 00082273
Type StatusTypeMaterial
CollectorWilkes Expedition
CountryPeru
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Peru
Date Collected1838 - 1842
Organism/Item1 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/f7de1043-574d-474d-a792-8b19af88f770
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00000153
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex Herbarium of the US South Pacific Exploring Expedition
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Altensteinia erosa H. G. Reichenbach
Verified byG. A. Romero & T. Chehaibar
Date Determined1991-03-**
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Altensteinia erosa H. G. Reichenbach) Otia Bot. Hamburg. 1878. 51.
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Aa calceata (H. G. Reichenbach) Schlechter
Determined byVargas C., C.
Date Determined1998-08-**
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation Text"Holotype coll."
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Altensteinia erosa H. G. Reichenbach
Determined bySchweinfurth, Charles
Date Determined1940-04-**
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Altensteinia erosa H. G. Reichenbach
Determined byAmes, Oakes
Date Determined1932-11-**
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Altensteinia erosa H. G. Reichenbach
Determined byH. Gustav Reichenbach
Accession NumberGH 7354
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item RemarksDistributed by the Smithsonian Institution
Organism/Item2 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/7b44904f-c0ae-452e-a27d-b5f611be5b11
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00082273
HerbariumGH
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status TypeMaterial
TypeMaterial of Altensteinia erosa H. G. Reichenbach
Determination RemarksFlower from type [is a fragment] [filed under] [label name] [current name]
Taxon Reference(for Altensteinia erosa H. G. Reichenbach) Otia Bot. Hamburg. 1878. 51.
SubcollectionGlycerine Collection
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeMicroscope slide
Preparation MethodGlycerine
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Remarksone flower in the glycerine slide collection Skecht of the flower on sheet

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