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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationEuphorbiaceae: Sebastiania
Classification 1Euphorbiaceae: Sapium
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00048722
Type StatusLectotype
CollectorC. G. Pringle
CountryMexico
StateSonora
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Sonora
LocalityNorthwestern mountains
Date Collected1884-03-27
Habitatby water courses
ContainerFlora of the Pacific Slope.
Vernacular Name"Yerba de fleche"
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/7d4d7aac-4624-4473-b2de-50cb8aabe4ba
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00048722
HerbariumGH
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Sebastiania bilocularis S. Watson
Verified byV. W. Steinmann (RSA)
Date Determined2000
Taxon Reference(for Sebastiania bilocularis S. Watson) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1885. 20: 374.
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Sapium bilocularis (S. Watson) Pax
Determined byI. M. Johnston (A)
Date Determined1922
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextNomencl. Rev. Acc. to Internat. Rules Type
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Sebastiania bilocularis S. Watson
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksUsed by the Apache Indians to poison their arrows.

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