Botanical Name

Acanthus ilicifolius L. [Acanthaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Bernhard C. Kamphøvener

Collection Date-s

1845 – 1847

Collection Location

Galathea-Expeditionen 1845-47.

Colonial Context

Danish India 1620–1869

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Acanthus ilicifolius L.; det. Carl Christensen

Ownership and Collection Management History

Galathea 1256; ex herb. Nathaniel Wallich

Common Names

spiny mangrove [English]; arru-mulli [Tamil]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00924683

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)