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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationPolygalaceae: Polygala
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00025872
Type StatusIsosyntype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number104
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Jeff Davis County
LocalityWestern Texas to El Paso, New Mexico [bottom of the Limpia]
Date Collected1849-08-23
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/574562fa-816b-4f84-9491-89ed7a2345f2
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00025872
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipTransferred from the Boston Society of Natural History to GH, Oct. 2, 1941
FamilyPolygalaceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Polygala puberula A. Gray
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks[In Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 30. 1916, S. F. Blake cites "Wright 104 (TYPE of P. puberula: BGK)" This lectotypification is invalid as it is preceded by that of W. E. Wheelock, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 2: 150. 1891 where he chooses Wright 936.]
Taxon Reference(for Polygala puberula A. Gray) Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 1852. 3(5): 40.
FamilyPolygalaceae
Determination Polygala obscura Bentham
Determined byR. A. Denham
Date Determined1997-03-**
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation Textvar. puberula (A. Gray) R. A. Denham (comb. nov.) [ined. 2008]
FamilyPolygalaceae
Determination Polygala puberula A. Gray
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextPl. Wright
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlowerAndFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarks[mounted with Isosyntype of Polygla puberula A. Gray, and Polygala longa S. F. Blake, Wright 936, 25873]
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Remarks[Date, locality and description from Wright's notes for field #923, specimens marked as "1"]

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