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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationEuphorbiaceae: Croton
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00273040
Type StatusLectotype
CollectorA. A. Heller
Collector number1800
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas
LocalityCorpus Christi, Neueces County
Date Collected1894-05-28 - 1894-05-31
Elevation - 12 m
Verbatim ElevationElevation, Sea Level to 40 feet.
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/1246b2ff-0fd1-4dc3-9960-efcaf49fb8a6
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00273040
HerbariumGH
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Croton engelmannii var. albinoides A. M. Ferguson
Verified byB. van Ee (MICH)
Date Determined2010-03-**
Annotation TextA. A. Heller 1800, 28-31 May 1894, U. S. A., Texas, Nueces Co., about Corpus Christi; LECTOTYPE
Taxon Reference(for Croton engelmannii var. albinoides A. M. Ferguson) Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 1901. 12: 55.
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Croton capitatus var. albinoides (Ferguson) Shinners
Determined byMarshall C. Johnston
Date Determined1957
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextHeller 1800 may be taken as the number of the typical series. "Very abundant in dry ground near the Arroyo at Corpus Christi... May 30, 1894." -- Heller 1895. Croton Engelmannii albinoides Ferguson. Ann. Rept. Mo. Bot. Gard. 12: 55. 1901.
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Croton albinoides (A. M. Ferguson) Croizat
Determined byL. C. [L. Croizat (A)]
Date Determined1941
Annotation Text[Annotated on sheet]
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Croton engelmannii A. M. Ferguson
Determined byFerguson [A.M. Ferguson]
Date Determined1897
Annotation Text[Annotated on sheet]; This is typical of a very broad leaf form from S.W. Texas that shares characters from C. capitatus and C. engelmannii. It might form a sub variety under either.
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Determination Croton capitatus Michaux
Determined byA. A. Heller (US)
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Description[Leaf fragment removed for DNA extraction. Benjamin van Ee 2/2008]
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