Botanical Name

Saccharum officinarum L. [Poaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Albert H. Riise

Collection Date-s

1860

Collection Location

St. Thomas [U. S. Virgin Islands]

Colonial Context

Danish West Indies 1672–1917

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Saccharum officinarum L.; E. E. 42-939; Saccharum album; De grønne Stængler afgive et fortrinlige Næringsmiddel.

Ownership and Collection Management History

ex herb. Alfred Benzon

Common Names

Sugarcane [English]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00925012

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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