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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAcanthaceae: Aphelandra
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00093672
Type StatusType
CollectorA. E. Lawrance
Collector number601
CountryColombia
StateBoyacá
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Colombia: Boyacá
LocalityEl Umbo region, region of Mount Chapon, 130 M - N of Bogota
Date Collected1932-11-26
Elevation1219 - 1524 m
Verbatim Elevation4-5000 ft.
HabitatHigh Forest ridges
ContainerPlants of Colombia
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ed4dd5d9-4f36-41c8-9ffb-7d97ee523c74
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00093672
HerbariumGH
FamilyAcanthaceae
Type Status Type
Type of Aphelandra alexandri Leonard
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Aphelandra alexandri Leonard) J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1935. 25: 438.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
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RemarksOutstanding plant worth propagating. Said to be used as remedy for worms in children by boiling flowers in hot water & drinking same. Very similar to (252) Nov 26th 1932

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