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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsclepiadaceae: Asclepias
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00076127
Type StatusIsolectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number1690
CountryMexico
StateChihuahua
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Chihuahua
LocalityN. Mex. [between Lake Guzman and Frontera]
Date Collected1852-04-23
Habitat[Sandhills]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ec647faf-77d4-416b-87f5-00a0e2a6efa7
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00076127
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipTransferred from the Boston Society of Natural History to GH, Oct. 2, 1941
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Type Status Isolectotype
Isolectotype of Asclepias involucrata Engelmann ex Torrey
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks[Lectotype: MO]
Taxon Reference(for Asclepias involucrata Engelmann ex Torrey) Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. 1-20 Apr 1859. 163.
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Asclepias involucrata Engelmann ex Torrey
Determination Remarks [label name] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [190MB]
Full Quality [3MB]
Remarks[Date, locality and habitat from Wright's notes for field #200]

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