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BM000589255

Classification
Scientific name: Chara L.
Author: L.
Phylum: Charophyta
Class: Charophyceae
Family: Characeae
Genus: Chara
Higher classification: Charophyta; Charophyceae; Characeae
Location
Country: Jamaica
Continent: North America
Island group: West Indies
Higher geography: North America; Jamaica
Decimal latitude: 18.151419
Decimal longitude: -77.319014
Verbatim latitude: 18 09 05.11 N
Verbatim longitude: 077 19 08.45 W
Coordinate uncertainty: 234m
Collection event
Recorded by: Hans Sloane
Record number: s.n
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Chara L. Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: BM000589255
Collection code: BOT ( Botany)
Sub department: Historical Collections - AFP
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:4708198
Collection kind: Sheet
Record
Occurrence ID: 044bdd3d-1d98-47f0-aef4-974fbc60f7a3
Modified: 2025-04-04T11:58:41+00:00
Created: 2007-09-27T16:14:55+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-09-27T16:14:55+00:00
Last updated 2025-04-04T11:58:41+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