Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
N.Z. [New Zealand, South Island, Canterbury], Lincoln, Crop Research Division Quarantine
Field Collection Date
16 Feb 1989
Field Collection Notes
New Zealand material from Japan originally collected by D. Yen. Grown in pots in quarantine [in NZ]. Kumara or sweet potato. Yen 513-2 Taputini - Maori pre-European.
ex CHR (459243), received 2000
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-43.64228, 172.46528 (± 500 m)
172.46528, 172.46528 (± 500 m)
Last Update
11 Aug 2020
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