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BM000896646

Classification
Scientific name: Gynura zeylanica Trimen
Author: Trimen
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gynura
Species: zeylanica
Higher classification: Magnoliophyta; Magnoliopsida; Asterales; Asteraceae
Location
State province: Badulla
Country: Sri Lanka
Continent: Asia
Higher geography: Asia; Sri Lanka; Badulla; Badulla
Decimal latitude: 6.9939
Decimal longitude: 81.0561
Verbatim latitude: 06 59 38 N
Verbatim longitude: 081 03 22 E
Georeference protocol: Google Earth
Collection event
Recorded by: Norman Douglas Simpson
Record number: 8658
Collection date: 17 / 9 / 1931
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Gynura zeylanica Trimen Yes
Gynura annua (F.G.Davies) Vanijajiva & Kadereit No
Specimen
Catalogue number: BM000896646
Collection code: BOT ( Botany)
Sub department: Gen Herb
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:4667619
Botany
Plant description: Flowers purple
Zoology
Barcode: 000896646
Record
Occurrence ID: 7f870fe1-b544-4a40-9a18-2afb3ff520fa
Modified: 2023-04-21T12:55:52+00:00
Created: 2007-09-27T15:14:39+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-09-27T15:14:39+00:00
Last updated 2023-04-21T12:55:52+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