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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationGentianaceae: Swertia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00143241
CollectorT. N. Ho, B. Bartholomew, M. F. Watson & M. G. Gilbert
Collector number1749
CountryChina
StateQinghai
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Qinghai: Chindu
LocalityXiwu Xiang: just S of Chumda, along E side of the Tongtian He (upper Chang Jiang). 3440 m; 33°0'N, 97°15'E
Georeference33.0, 97.25 Method: Unknown
Date Collected1996-08-14
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/4866921f-a7ae-4cb1-823f-f06989875f33
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00143241
HerbariumGH
FamilyGentianaceae
Determination Swertia mussotii Franchet
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
RemarksSteep sided valley, bottom filled bu alluvial fan, mostly colonised by Elscholtzia frutescens, slopes of metamorphic rock with Caragana, Cotoneaster, Caryopteris etc., Artemisia species common throughout. Annual to 30 cm; corolla dark purple; anthers yellow. Growing in consolidated gravel

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