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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsclepiadaceae: Metastelma
Classification 1Asclepiadaceae: Cynanchum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00076547
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number2959
CountryCuba
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Cuba
Date Collected1860 - 1864
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d7ddc9c0-ced6-4971-b055-f8de6e1eaed2
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00076547
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Metastelma hamatum Grisebach
Verified byW. T. Gillis (GH)
Date Determined1974-07-**
Determination RemarksSpecimen 3
Taxon Reference(for Metastelma hamatum Grisebach) Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 1866. 173.
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Metastelma penicillatum Grisebach
Determined byR. Mangelsdorff
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextSpecimen 2
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Metastelma cubensis Decaisne
Determined byR. Mangelsdorff
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextSpecimen 4
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Metastelma urbanianum Schlechter
Determined byR. Mangelsdorff
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextSpecimen 1
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Metastelma urbanianum Schlechter
Determined byR. Mangelsdorff
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextSpecimen 3
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Cynanchum caribaeum Alain
Determined byW. T. Gillis
Date Determined1974-07-**
Annotation TextSpecimen 2
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Cynanchum caribaeum Alain
Determined byW. T. Gillis
Date Determined1974-07-**
Annotation TextSpecimen 1
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Cynanchum caribaeum Alain
Determination Remarkswritten in ink above collector label
Annotation TextSpecimen 3
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Metastelma
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextSpecimen 3
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Metastelma hamatum Grisebach
Determination Remarkswritten in ink on Wright collector label in the bottom right corner of sheet
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Metastelma linearifolium A. Richard
Determination Remarkswritten in pencil below specimen
Annotation TextSpecimen 2
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Metastelma hamatum Grisebach
Determined byR. Mangelsdorff
Annotation TextSpecimen 4 Isotype
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Metastelma
Annotation TextSpecimen 1
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item RemarksComplicated mixed Wright collection - potentially 4 collections in total, collected during different times of the year. See note by R. Mangelsdorff posted on sheet. Examined for Bahama Flora by W. T. Gillis
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Remarks[Field Label 1 - top right corner of sheet] Savannas Cha?co de Toro Apr 17 Fl. white; [Field label 2 - bottom left corner] Torcuno Oct 28 Fl. white or very light greenish yellow; [Field label 3 - Upper left corner of sheet] Fl. greenish white cor lobes thickened or the edges smooth or indistinctly puberulous. Near Chirigote [?] July 26

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