Diospyros virginiana L.

  • Filed As

    Ebenaceae
    Diospyros virginiana L.

  • Collector(s)

    Collector unspecified s.n., 1829

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. New York Co. Elgin Garden, Manhattan.

  • Collection Notes

    Elgin Garden was one of the first botanical gardens in the United States and the first in New York State, established in 1801 by Dr. David Hosack.It was a medicinal herb garden associated with Columbia University (Columbia College at the time), used by its medical students. The site is where Rockefeller Center stands today. The handwriting on the original label (bottom right of sheet) is Dr. Hosack's.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1747397

    Occurrence ID: 853cfe87-e25f-4eb1-a663-dbc986f31e14

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    New York Co.

  • Locality

    Elgin Garden, Manhattan.

  • Coordinates

    40.759, -73.979

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    301

  • Georeferencing Method

    GEOLocate Web Application. Used GEOLocate Web Application to georeference precise locality. (High precision) Georeferenced to the Rockefeller Center, as its uncertainty range encompasses the Elgin Garden historical location.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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