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794: Aeschynanthus bracteactus Wall.

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Entry: 794
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Aescynanthus bracteata, Wall. in Herb. 1824

Taxon: Aeschynanthus bracteactus
Authority: Wall.
Notes: Wallich spells this genus name as "Aescynanthus". Wallich writes the specific epithet as "bracteata".
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Collection: 794.[1]: Aeschynanthus bracteactus Wall.
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Pundua, De Silva
Location:Pundua (Pundua, Pundooah)

Location

Name: Pundua (Pundua, Pundooah)

Standard Name: Pundua

Modern Name: Companiganj

Country: Bangladesh (BD)

Note

All specimens marked Pundua come from the hills north of Pundua. The locality given as Pundua is probably close to modern-day Companiganj, not to be confused with Panduah in West Bengal.

Collector/Herbarium: Smith, De Silva

Collector:De Silva, F. (FD, F. DS, DeS, Fr. DeS)

Collector

Name: De Silva, F. (FD, F. DS, DeS, Fr. DeS)

Standard Name: De Silva, F.

Note

Francis De Silva. Plant collector for Wallich in Nepal, Sylhet, Pundua.

Goan Indo-Portugese assistant-botanist and collector atthe Garden in Calcutta, sent to collect at Pundoa, Sylhet, NE Bangladesh

His father was a collector for Roxburgh.

Associated Specimen Herbarium Stable URI
K001111907 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111907
K001111908 Royal Botanic Garden Kew (Wallich)http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001111908