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Holotype of Stephania tuberosa Forman [family MENISPERMACEAE]

Date Updated: 25 February 2010

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K), K000644758
Collection
Herbarium Specimens
Resource Type
Specimens
Collector
Smith, D., #s.n.
Collection Date
01-12-1971
Locality
Queensland Cultivated at Stafford, Brisbane. Original seed collected at Cape York.
Country
Australia (Australia)
Identifications
Holotype of Stephania tuberosa Forman [family MENISPERMACEAE] (stored under name); Verified by Forman, L.L.,
Notes
Grown from seed. Basal tuber measures 87 cm circumference. Sap stains deep saffron, extremely bitter to taste. leaves and stems reddish glaucous. Original seed collected by L.S.Smith. "Note: This specimen represents a plant found in a limited area in Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland and believed by the late Mr. L.S. Smith to be an undescribed species. The specimen was grown from seed collected by Mr. Smith.. The plant is apparently dioecious and has a large tuber, and thin wiry stem." [S.L. Everist, Dec 1971]
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