Botanical Name

Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn. [Sphenocleaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1785

Collection Location

Wyhydah [Benin: Ouidah]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–2023

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On back of sheet: Pentandr. monogynia flor. monopetal. inferi angiosperm. Cal. 5fid. persistens.
Coroll. monopet. rotat. 5.fida lacin. inflexis. Capsul. monolocularis.

Label1: Sphenoclea zeylanica

Label2: lecta Whydah Guineae 1785.

Label3: Leg. Isert.

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 104 I 5

Type Status: Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 103 (1827)

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004607

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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