Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Type
Scientific Name
Jacksonia dilatata Benth.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
[Australia, N.T.], Islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, [Sir Edward Pellew Group]
Field Collection Date
[1802-1803]
Field Collection Notes
Possible ISOSYNTYPE Jacksonia dilatata Benth.
[Notes by Jeff Fox, Oct 1991: The TYPE of Jacksonia dilatata Benth. is in Ferdinand Bauer's herbarium at W and may be a Brown collection. [This specimen] collected from Vanderlin Island (Island g) and North Island (Island h), 15-25 Dec 1802; or Maria Island (Island L), 31 Dec 1802 - 1 Jan 1803; or Mallison Island (Island 'alpha'),1 Mar 1803].
Det. confirmed by J M Fox, 12 Nov 1991.
Ex Herbarium Robert Brown.
Ex K [attached letter (held in AIM library), from Hooker to Cheeseman, 28 Oct 1882, shows he was about to post R Brown specimens to Cheeseman]
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-15.66667, 136.8 (Inf.)
136.8, 136.8 (Inf.)
Last Update
13 May 2021
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