Botanical Name

Saccharum officinarum var. violaceum Pers. [Poaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

John Ryan

Collection Date-s

1780 – 1808

Collection Location

[Latin America]

Colonial Context

Danish West Indies 1672–1917

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Saccharum officinarum var. violaceum Pers.; det. Eduard Hackel; Saccharum violaceum? Tussac; Saccharum Batavicum vulgo Red or Purple Cane

Ownership and Collection Management History

ex herb. C. F. Schumacher; A[rk] 2 (b)

Common Names

Red or Purple Sugarcane [English]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00925008

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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