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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsteraceae: Acanthospermum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00000545
Type StatusHolotype
CollectorH. Ruiz L. & J. A. Pavon
CountryEcuador
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Ecuador
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ec5c2e1c-6e1a-4433-b933-06bf90940ee8
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00000545
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Acanthospermum donii S. F. Blake
Verified byT. F. Stuessy
Date Determined1968-08-20
Determination Remarks [is a fragment]
Taxon Reference(for Acanthospermum donii S. F. Blake) Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1921. 20: 388.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Acanthospermum donii S. F. Blake
Verified byD. E. Boufford
Determination Remarks"The type specimens in the British Museum, labeled as of Mexico but certainly from South America and probably from Ecuador, were marked by David Don many years ago as a new speciesof Melampodium, under a name which would be in no way distinctive in Acanthospermum." (Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb 20: 388) [is a fragment]
Taxon Reference(for Acanthospermum donii S. F. Blake) Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1921. 20: 388.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Acanthospermum donii S. F. Blake
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextAcanthospermum Donii Blake, n. sp. [new species]! "Melampodium sp. nov. [species novum] de Mexico", Hb. [Herbarium] Ruiz & Pavon, Melanpodium acanthocarpon [?] D. Don N. S.!
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarksfragment

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