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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationOrchidaceae: Oncidium
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00102403
Type StatusHolotype
CollectorW. W. G. Moir
Collector number4
CountryJamaica
GeographyNorth America: Caribbean (Region): Jamaica
LocalitySt. Ann Parish, near Claremont
Date Collected1969-06-10
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/88a49be1-01d2-475b-bb48-f1ea32970f45
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00102403
HerbariumAMES
FamilyOrchidaceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Oncidium concavum Moir
Verified byG. A. Romero & I. Ferreras
Date Determined2007-01-02
Determination RemarksW.W. G. Moir selected a live plant as Holotype, as consequence the name was invalid. In Phytologia 19: 53. 1969 he chose the photo at Ames as the type because the live plant died, this validated the name making the photo the Holotype. [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Oncidium concavum Moir) Phytologia 21 Oct 1969. 19(1): 53.
Accession NumberAMES 90628
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksPhotographs made in 1957 of the plant, collected by G. Hart in 1954 (Jamaica) and cultivated by W. W. G. Moir, Honolulu, Hawaii (extinct in 1969).

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