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Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Paul H. Allen  Search this
Min. Elevation:
30  Search this
Type Citation:
Standley, P. C. & Williams, L. O. 1953. Ceiba. 3: 213.
Standley, P. C. & Williams, L. O. 1951. Ceiba. 1: 242.
Type Status:
Holotype
Place:
Vicinity of Palmar Norte de Osa., Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
6 Sep 1950
Notes:
Later homonym of Meliosma maxima Standl. & Steyerm. (1944). Holotype originally at EAP, transferred to US in 1956. Flora of Panama (1980, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67: 952) erroneously cites holotype at F.
Also a type of Meliosma allenii Standl. & L.O. Williams, nom. nov. "Presented by the Escuela Agricola Panamericana December 1956." Holotype, transferred from EAP to US (see Dorr et al. 2009, Taxon 58: 993-1001).
Nom. nov. for Meliosma maxima Standl. & L.O. Wms., non Standl. & Steyerm. 1944. Holotype originally at EAP, transferred to US in 1956.
Also a type of Meliosma maxima Standl. & L.O. Williams, nom. illeg. "Presented by the Escuela Agricola Panamericana December 1956." Holotype, transferred from EAP to US (see Dorr et al. 2009, Taxon 58: 993-1001).
Record Last Modified:
29 Aug 2016
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Proteales Sabiaceae Meliosmoideae
Published Name:
Meliosma maxima Standl. & L.O. Williams
Meliosma allenii Standl. & L.O. Williams
Barcode:
00094267
Other Numbers:
fiche number : 0519/B08
USNM Number:
2215859
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cdb842ff-1d18-41b3-9716-482076e386cf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10087516