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Occurrence record: Spirit:78045.000

Specimen of Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. bahamensis recorded on 2005-01-23

Dataset

Data resource Euphorbiaceae
Institution code Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Supplied institution code "K"
Collection code Spirit
Supplied collection code "Spirit"
Catalogue number 78045.000
Occurrence ID http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/78045.000
Basis of record Preserved specimen
Identified by Challen, G.
Collector Pollard, B.J.
Collector number 1344
License other
Modified 2013-05-23
Supplied as 2013-05-23 12:02:52.903000
Occurrence remarks Vernacular: Monkey Fiddle
Occurrence status present
Abcd identification qualifier Not provided

Event

Occurrence date 2005-01-23
Supplied date "2005-01-23 00:00:00.0000000"
Date precision Day
Event remarks Succulent shrub to c. 1m. Much brandched, with copious white exudate. Leaves rudimentary, on new growth, acquiescing from old shoots. Flower red an; common; Hummingbirds feed on the flowers (fide Brian Naqqi)

Taxonomy

Higher classification Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. bahamensis
Taxon rank subspecies
Kingdom Plantae
Family Euphorbiaceae
Genus Euphorbia
Species Euphorbia tithymaloides
Taxonomic issue No issues
Name match metric Exact match
The supplied name matched the name exactly.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Infraspecific epithet bahamensis
Scientific name authorship (Millsp.) Govaerts

Geospatial

Country Turks and Caicos Islands
Locality Causeway Trail; Railroad Causeway, W side of creek, before redlands
Latitude
Supplied as: "21.1166666666667"
Coordinate precision Unknown
Georeference protocol label
Country code TC

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