Botanical Name

Croton oppositifolius (Geiseler) Müll. Arg. [Euphorbiaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1785

Collection Location

Whydah [Benin: Ouidah]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1915

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: Kniphofia frutescens n.d. Tragia Lecta
Whydah Guineae 128

Label1: Rottlera Isertiana F.Didr. 1. Croton
oppositifolius Geisel. Monogr. Crot. p. 23.
(1807) 3. Acalÿpha ? dentata Schum. et Thonn.
Beskr.2.134. (1829) 2. Acalÿpha sp.n. fruticosa.
Genus novum forte efficieus Hornem. de indole
plant. Guineens.p.25. (1819). 1. "Croton
oppositifolium. leg. Guineæ 1786." Hb. Hb. Isert.
Mas. 2."Kniphofia frutescens n.d. lecta Whÿdah
Guineæ 1785". Hb. Isert mas et foemina. Rottlera
oppositifolia Blume Bijdr. 608. ?

Label2: Bearbeitet für das "Pflanzenreich". M.
oppositifolius (Geisel.) Müll. Arg. f. pubescens
Pax. det. F. Pax.

Label3: Flore Congo Belge et Ruanda-Urundi
Mallotus oppositifolius (Geisel.) M.A. determ.
J. LÉONARD J. Léonard Bruxelles 4/1956

Label4: Mallotus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Müll.-Arg. Det. Soraya Sierra Date: 31 January 2006 Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Universiteit Leiden branch (L)

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 28 II
7 - III 1

Type Status: Croton oppositifolius Geiseler SYNTYPE. Croton Monogr.: 23 (1807)

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003677

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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