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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCaesalpiniaceae: Cassia
Classification 1Caesalpiniaceae: Chamaecrista
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00053282
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorW. J. Burchell
Collector number8679-19
CountryBrazil
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Brazil
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/cae65fd8-eb1e-420e-badf-5b1c86cc33bb
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00053282
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex K
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Cassia langsdorffii var. longipedicellata H. S. Irwin
Taxon Reference(for Cassia langsdorffii var. longipedicellata H. S. Irwin) Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1964. 12(1): 102.
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Determination Chamaecrista desvauxii var. desvauxii
Determined byK.N. Gandhi (GH)
Date Determined1997
Determination Remarks[see Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 872. 1982] [current name]
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Determination Cassia sp.
Determination Remarks [label name]
FamilyCaesalpiniaceae
Determination Cassia uniflora Sprengel
Annotation Text[written on sheet]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarks[mounted with non-type Burchell No. 8527-2;A label on this specimen states: "Burchell 8679-19 is the holotype." According to H. S. Irwin (l.c.), the type data are: "Holotype (K): Brazil, Goias, Porto Real,' Burchell 8490. 1828-1829. Isotype (GH)"]
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