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BM000798942

Classification
Scientific name: Mesomelaena preissii Nees
Author: Nees
Phylum: Angiosperm
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Mesomelaena
Species: preissii
Higher classification: Angiosperm; Cyperaceae
Location
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Higher geography: Australia; Australia
Coordinate uncertainty: 1564.287373m
Collection event
Recorded by: Preiss
Record number: 1791
Identification
Identified by: Karen Louise Wilson
Type status: Type
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Mesomelaena preissii Nees Yes
Mesomelaena stygia (R.Br.) Nees No
Mesomelaena stygia var. preissii (Nees) Kük. No
Specimen
Catalogue number: BM000798942
Collection code: BOT ( Botany)
Sub department: Gen Herb
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:4991364
Collection kind: Sheet
Record
Occurrence ID: 1925e75a-dbd1-4c07-be19-eac11dcf413d
Modified: 2021-12-13T10:29:03+00:00
Created: 2007-09-27T12:15:24+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-09-27T12:15:24+00:00
Last updated 2021-12-13T10:29:03+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb