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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCelastraceae: Mortonia
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (3 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00936463
Other Barcodes on Sheet00936464; 00936465
Type StatusSyntype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number927 [p. p.]
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: El Paso County
Locality[mountains near El Paso]
Date Collected1852-05-19
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/60be8925-4fb3-4c2c-8c20-e6ff1817fbc2
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00936463
HerbariumGH
FamilyCelastraceae
Type Status Syntype
Syntype of Mortonia scabrella A. Gray
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2019
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Mortonia scabrella A. Gray) Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 1853. 5(6): 28.
FamilyCelastraceae
Determination Mortonia sempervirens A. Gray
Determined byPrigge, Barry A. & Henrickson, James Solberg
Date Determined2016
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation Textvar. scabrella (A. Gray) Prigge & Henrickson [ined. May 2019]
FamilyCelastraceae
Determination Mortonia scabrella A. Gray
Determined byW.T. [W. Trelease]
Annotation TextSyn. Fl. N. Amer.
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[data from Wright's notes for field #384. Erroneously cited as “April” by Gray in the protologue]

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