Botanical Name

Ruellia tuberosa L. [Acanthaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collection Date-s

1760 – 1797

Collection Location

[Latin America]

Colonial Context

Danish West Indies 1672–1917

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Ruellia tuberosa L.; Cryphiacanthus barbadensis N. ab E.; det. Anders S. Ørsted 1854-03

Ownership and Collection Management History

ex herb. Christen F. Rottböll; formerly mounted with NHMD00924949 & NHMD00924950

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00924948

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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