Occurrence record: MEL 2026287A

Preserved specimen of Psidium guineense Sw. | Cherry Guava recorded on 1995-05-05
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Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
Institution code Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Supplied institution code "MEL"
Collection National Herbarium of Victoria
Supplied collection code "MEL"
Catalog number MEL 2026287A
Occurrence ID bc8a19ae-6373-11e1-bc2b-000c2907ead9
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Identified by Spencer, R.D.  
Collector Tonkin, J.E.  
Supplied as "Tonkin, J.E."
Record number 95
Reproductive condition fruit
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Rights holder Royal Botanic Gardens Board
Establishment means introduced
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Field notes Multistemmed arborescent shrub 3 x 7 m with arching branches, bark thin and cream beneath brownish plates. Leaves dull green above, paler with hairs and prominent venation beneath. Fruits ovoid green, fine hairs over surface, in 2s or 3s, 1-2 cm long, remnant calyx at base.
Occurrence remarks Origin: Brazil. Common Name: Braxilian Guava. Voucher for phytochemical survey.
Identification ID cda239f2-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da

Event

Event ID 0ea03d68-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da
Occurrence date 1995-05-05
Supplied as year:1995  month:5  day:5 
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 125

Taxonomy

Higher classification Eukarya | Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Rosanae | Myrtales | Myrtaceae | Psidium
Scientific name Psidium guineense
Identified to rank species
Common name Cherry Guava
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Myrtales
Family Myrtaceae
Genus Psidium
Species Psidium guineense
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Sw.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Higher geography Oceania | Australia
Country Australia
State or Territory Victoria
Locality Gippsland Plain. Melbourne, suburb of South Yarra, Royal Botanic Gardens bd 65, Norfolk Island Bed, towards Nymphae Lake. Victoria, Australia.
Habitat
Supplied as "Growing in garden bed with primary associates Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Aloe sp. and Datura sanguineum."
Verbatim locality Gippsland Plain. Melbourne, suburb of South Yarra, Royal Botanic Gardens bd 65, Norfolk Island Bed, towards Nymphae Lake. Victoria, Australia.
Field notes Multistemmed arborescent shrub 3 x 7 m with arching branches, bark thin and cream beneath brownish plates. Leaves dull green above, paler with hairs and prominent venation beneath. Fruits ovoid green, fine hairs over surface, in 2s or 3s, 1-2 cm long, remnant calyx at base.
Terrestrial false
Continent OCEANIA
Supplied as Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim SRS 1
Location ID 8adfe3ed-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da

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