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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationMimosaceae: Leucaena
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00065780
Other Barcodes on Sheet00065782
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number171
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Jeff Davis County
LocalityWestern Texas to El Paso, New Mexico; sides of hills in Pass of the Limpia
Date Collected1849-08-24
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/5f8b012d-0b24-46e7-98d3-f75d1883f076
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00065780
HerbariumGH
FamilyMimosaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Leucaena retusa Bentham
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
Determination RemarksHT: K
Annotation TextWright 171, 137 to Bentham; Of the specimens cited, only this collection was sent to Bentham, and was the basis of his description. See letter of 6 May 1850 from Bentham to Gray.
Taxon Reference(for Leucaena retusa Bentham) Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 1852. 3(5): 64.
FamilyMimosaceae
Determination Leucaena retusa Bentham
Determined byRobinson, Benjamin Lincoln
Date Determined1917
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyMimosaceae
Determination Leucaena retusa Bentham
Determined byIsely, Duane
Date Determined1969
Determination Remarksannotation written on sheet
Annotation TextIsosyntype
FamilyMimosaceae
Determination Leucaena retusa Bentham
Determination Remarks [label name]
FamilyMimosaceae
Determination Leucaena retusa Bentham
Determined byRobinson, Benjamin Lincoln
Annotation TextSyn. Fl. N. Amer.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks(137 to B) [specimen 137 to Bentham] "Field no. 981 (Aug 24, 1849) 'Leg., sides of hills in Pass of the Limpia, 3-5 ft tall' Jeff Davis Co., Texas" [ I. M. Johnston (scripsit) annotation]

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