Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Type
Scientific Name
Scleranthus fasciculatus (R.Br.) Hook.f.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
[Australia, Tasmania], Derwent River
Field Collection Date
[1804]
Field Collection Notes
TYPE of Mniarum fasciculatum R.Br.
[Notes by Jeff Fox in 1991: Collected Feb - Aug 1804. A label with Brown specimens at Canberra (CANB 224641) indicates that he collected this species from "Risdon Cove, Derwent River" between Mar and April 1804 . Original det. by R Brown: Scleranthus, Mniarum fasciculatum].
Det. confirmed by J M Fox, 21 Oct 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
-42.52778, 146.73056 (± 50 km)
146.73056, 146.73056 (± 50 km)
Last Update
13 May 2021
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