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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationMalvaceae: Hibiscus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00052796
Type StatusIsolectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number63
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Uvalde County
LocalityWestern Texas to El Paso, New Mexico [near Turkey Creek]
Date Collected1849-06-26
Habitat[Rocky hill-sides]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/e4c5d718-84ad-4de9-95a9-962d72ebc38f
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00052796
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex herb. John A. Lowell, transferred from Boston Society of Natural History to GH Oct. 2, 1941
FamilyMalvaceae
Type Status Isolectotype
Isolectotype of Hibiscus cardiophyllus A. Gray
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2007
Taxon Reference(for Hibiscus cardiophyllus A. Gray) Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 1852. 3(art. 5, Pl. Wright. pt. 1): 22.
FamilyMalvaceae
Determination Hibiscus martianus Zuccarini
Determination Remarks[det. P. A. Fryxell, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 25: 213. 1988] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarks[mounted with specimen of Malvaviscus arboreus Cav., H. B. Parks, Jr. 17413, 254014]
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Remarks[Date, locality, habitat and description from Wright's notes for field #527]

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