Occurrence record: BRI AQ0682102

Preserved specimen of Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton | Narrow-leaved Cotton Bush recorded on 1999-10-17
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Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource BRI AVH Data and Images
Institution code Queensland Department of Environment and Science
Supplied institution code "BRI"
Collection Queensland Herbarium
Supplied collection code "Herbrecs"
Catalog number BRI AQ0682102
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:0682102
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Collector Waterhouse, B.M.
Record number BMW5552
Reproductive condition Fruit
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Occurrence remarks Erect, much branched sub-shrub. Cut stems exude copious milky latex. Stems pale green, leaves glossy green with pale central vein conspicuous beneath. Flowers arranged in umbels, corolla cream. Inflorescence droops as flowers age then bend upwards again with developing fruit. Fruit a beacked, softly spiny capsule.
Date identified 2001-07-01

Event

Occurrence date 1999-10-17
End day of year 290
Event remarks Locally abundant weed. NB Fruit seem to be intermediate between G. fruticosus and G. physocarpus on some plants.
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 290

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Asteranae | Gentianales | Apocynaceae | Gomphocarpus
Scientific name Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Identified to rank species
Common name Narrow-leaved Cotton Bush
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Gentianales
Family Apocynaceae
Genus Gomphocarpus
Species Gomphocarpus fruticosus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (L.) W.T.Aiton
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Norfolk Island
Locality Neil Taverner's property, Red Road, Norfolk Island.
Habitat
Supplied as "Well-drained soil developed over basalt."
Terrestrial false
Continent OCEANIA
Marine false
Country Code AU

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