Spinifex littoreus (Burm.f.) Merr.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Spinifex littoreus (Burm.f.) Merr.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 768, Jan 1915

  • Location

    Philippines. Rizal. Parañaque, Luzon.

  • Collection Notes

    "comm. Mrs. Clemens"; "Species Blancoanae No. 768"

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4284295

    Occurrence ID: 587a3dc7-047f-4574-a226-63ba925f67ef

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SPINIFEX Linnaeus
Stipa spi n if ex Linn. ; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 41; ed. 2 (1845) 29; ed. 3,
1 'NIFEX LITTOREUS (Burm. f.) Merr. in Philip.
Journ. Bei» 7* (l9ti^	/ \j.v .
The Linnean species, pistillate plant, was correetfy* interpreted
Blanco. The earliest valid specific name, under thè Inter*
national Code of Botanical Nomenclature is that supplied by
§ittorea Burm. f. (1768) ; Stipa spinifex Linn dates from
,1767; while Spinifex squarrosus Linn, dates from 1771. Along
sandy shores throughout the Philippines.
Illustrative specimen from Parainaque, Riza! Province, Luzon,
January, 1915, comm, Mrs. Clemens (Merrill: Species Blanco-
mute No. ?6i
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