Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, South Island
Field Collection Notes
TYPE of Cuscuta novae-zelandiae Kirk, nomen nudum, Transactions 20: 183, 1888.
In Cheeseman's hand: "Cuscuta novae-zelandiae T.Kirk" = C. epithymum L.
Cheeseman's note on label: "...and appears to me to be nothing but the introduced C. epithymum..."
Herbarium T F Cheeseman
Field Collector
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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