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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCaesalpiniaceae
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00053843
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number3714
CountrySri Lanka
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Sri Lanka
Date Collected1870
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/cea5dee7-7585-421c-ba42-183f72724026
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00053843
HerbariumGH
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Determination Detarium zeylanicum Thwaites
Determination Remarks [is label name]
Annotation Textn. sp.
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Determination Crudia zeylanica Bentham
Determined byMacbride, James Francis
Date Determined1939
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Detarium zeylanicum Thwaites
Taxon Reference(for Detarium zeylanicum Thwaites) Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 1864. 414.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationCaesalpiniaceae: Dialium
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00053846
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number3149
CountrySri Lanka
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Sri Lanka
Locality[Districts north of Kandy]
Locality Remarks[Bracketed Verbatim Locality from protologue]
Date Collected1870
Vernacular Name[Gal-seyembala-gass]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/70a3e5d6-06b0-456f-b697-8937bc09649d
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00053846
HerbariumGH
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Dialium ovoideum Thwaites
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
Taxon Reference(for Dialium ovoideum Thwaites) Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 1859. 97.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[Bracketed Vernacular name from protologue]

ClassificationMalvaceae: Dicellostyles
Classification 1Bombacaceae: Kydia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00052883
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number3126
CountrySri Lanka
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Sri Lanka
Date Collected1870
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/2bd8558c-60a5-43b8-90fd-8f0792a0b349
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00052883
HerbariumGH
FamilyMalvaceae
Determination Dicellostyles axillaris (Thwaites) Bentham
Determined byM. T. Masters in J. D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 333
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyBombacaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Kydia axillaris Thwaites
Verified byS. Y. Hu
Taxon Reference(for Kydia axillaris Thwaites) Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 1858. 30.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksFlowering material enclosed in a pocket (attached to the sheet) = Dicellostyles axillaris (Thwaites) Benth. (det. M. T. Masters in J. D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 333. 1872)

ClassificationRubiaceae: Knoxia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00055290
Type StatusSyntype
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number51
CountrySri Lanka
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Sri Lanka
Date Collected1870
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/4d0961fc-2edc-410b-ac1c-bf7bb6c74712
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00055290
HerbariumGH
FamilyRubiaceae
Determination Knoxia hirsuta Arnott
Determined byC. Ridsdale
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
FamilyRubiaceae
Type Status Syntype
Syntype of Knoxia platycarpa var. foliosa Thwaites
Verified byC. E. Ridsdale
Taxon Reference(for Knoxia platycarpa var. foliosa Thwaites) Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 1859. 152.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks= Knoxia hirsuta, det. C. Ridsdale, 1993

ClassificationConvolvulaceae
Classification 1Convolvulaceae: Argyreia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00247594
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number1943
GeographyAsia: India (Region)
LocalityCeylon
Date Collected1870
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/dac9c00e-f7de-4e74-89ab-03d9926bb181
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00247594
HerbariumGH
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Rivea zeylandica var. populifolia (Choisy) Thwaites
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Argyreia populifolia Choisy
Determined byG. Staples [SING]
Date Determined2007-10-**
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Argyreia kleiniana (Roemer & Schultes) Raizada
Determined byStaples, George William, III
Date Determined2022-03-**
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarks[Packet contains leaf and inflorescence material.]

ClassificationLobeliaceae: Lobelia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00521070
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number2592
CountryCeylon
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Ceylon
Date Collected1870 [received 1870]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c9bb1cf7-395b-4f92-8195-fc28d6406e3c
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00521070
HerbariumGH
FamilyLobeliaceae
Determination Lobelia excelsa Leschenault ex Roxburgh
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyLobeliaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Lobelia camptodon E. Wimmer
Verified byLagomarsino, Laura P.
Date Determined2015
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Taxon Reference(for Lobelia camptodon E. Wimmer) Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien (1948). lvi. 366.
PhenologyFlowerAndFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Orig tiff [186MB]
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ClassificationOrchidaceae
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00556564
Type StatusIsosyntype
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number3869
CountryCeylon
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Ceylon
Date Collected1870
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a6d120fa-cebe-4c6c-b65c-f8219980f14b
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00556564
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipAMES 72803
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Oberonia zeylanica Hooker
Verified byOrmerod, Paul Abel
Date Determined2016-05-24
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Taxon Reference(for Oberonia zeylanica Hooker) Hooker's Icon. Pl. 1888. 18: t. 1782.
Accession NumberGH 3053
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Orig tiff [189MB]
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RemarksCeylon Plants 3869

ClassificationCrassulaceae: Kalanchoe
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01987927
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number540
CountrySri Lanka
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Sri Lanka
LocalityCeylon
Date Collected1870
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/68b63ba8-82e4-41a0-b76f-18f610c041dd
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01987927
HerbariumGH
FamilyCrassulaceae
Determination Kalanchoe floribunda Wight & Arnott
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationLentibulariaceae: Utricularia
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (4 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01977179
Other Barcodes on Sheet01977177; 01977176; 01977178
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number2084
CountrySri Lanka
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Sri Lanka
LocalityCeylon.
Date Collected1870 [received 1870.]
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/f799a587-35eb-42aa-bdac-ff946b771570
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01977179
HerbariumGH
FamilyLentibulariaceae
Determination Utricularia striatula Smith
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationLentibulariaceae: Utricularia
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01977126
Other Barcodes on Sheet01977127
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number2088
CountrySri Lanka
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Sri Lanka
LocalityCeylon.
Date Collected1870 [received 1870.]
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/b9ce5767-75e5-465f-9381-7b78a37bc3d7
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01977126
HerbariumGH
FamilyLentibulariaceae
Determination Utricularia reticulata Smith
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationLentibulariaceae: Utricularia
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01977127
Other Barcodes on Sheet01977126
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number2090
CountrySri Lanka
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Sri Lanka
LocalityCeylon.
Date Collected1870 [received 1870.]
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/dcf232be-b6af-4ed3-9ca7-f3046f3707c9
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01977127
HerbariumGH
FamilyLentibulariaceae
Determination Utricularia reticulata Smith
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationOrchidaceae: Habenaria
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01946612
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
CountrySri Lanka
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Sri Lanka
Locality[no additional data]
Date Collected1870
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/1eb7616c-419b-4693-b2b0-19838d284ffe
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01946612
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipAMES 70805
FamilyOrchidaceae
Determination Habenaria crinifera Lindley
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Accession NumberGH 344
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationLentibulariaceae: Utricularia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01977091
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number278
CountrySri Lanka
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Sri Lanka
LocalityCeylon.
Date Collected1870 [1870.]
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/35bf9fb0-0421-4c04-a47c-e45220b84229
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01977091
HerbariumGH
FamilyLentibulariaceae
Determination Utricularia graminifolia Vahl
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationLentibulariaceae: Utricularia
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01977057
Other Barcodes on Sheet02180409
CollectorG. H. K. Thwaites
Collector number2085
CountrySri Lanka
GeographyAsia: India (Region): Sri Lanka
LocalityCeylon.
Date Collected1870 [1870]
ProjectPlants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/b381f4cd-44e4-4fdf-9293-789adb1afc7a
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01977057
HerbariumGH
FamilyLentibulariaceae
Determination Utricularia caerulea Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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