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Wurmbea spicata spicata

natural science
  • Field Collection Place

    South Africa/Africa

  • Field Collection Date
    10 Jul 1892
  • Accession Number
    AK95294
  • Accession Date
    Unknown
  • Department

    Botany

Images and documents

Natural Science Specimen

  • Classifier

     Nom. rev.

  • Scientific Name
    Wurmbea spicata spicata
  • Classification

    Wurmbea spicata spicata

  • Family
    COLCHICACEAE
  • Genus
    Wurmbea
  • Subname
    spicata
  • Species
    spicata
  • Specimen Category
    1F- Foreign dry
  • Storage Method
    Dry storage
  • Field Collection Place

    South Africa/Africa

  • Locality Description
    [South Africa, near Cape Town], In planitie montium pr. Simonstown [flat top mountains near..]
  • Field Collection Date
    10 Jul 1892
  • Field Collection Notes
    [Original det.]: Wurmbea campanulata W. In planitie montium pr. Simonstown. Plantae Schlechterianae
  • Field Collector

     Schlechter

  • Field Collection latitude/longitude
    -34.22567, 18.44564 (± 3 km)
    18.44564, 18.44564 (± 3 km)

  • Last Update
    08 Jun 2020
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