Cryptantha rattanii Greene
Pittonia 1: 160-161. 1888

Pronunciation:
Cryp-tán-tha  rat-tá-ni-i
Etymology:
After Volney Rattan (1840-1915), botanist, San Jose, California, who first collected this species
Synonyms:
Krynitzkia rattanii (Greene) Rattan, West Coast Botany 59. 1898
Types:
J. B. Hickman s.n., 1887, USA: California: Monterey County (GH 00096075, incl. fragment of holotype)

Specimens Examined:
SD 71215

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Cryptantha rattanii (SD 71215)
Nutlet, dorsal view
Scale bar = 1 mm


Cryptantha rattanii (SD 71215)
Nutlet, ventral view
Scale bar = 1 mm


Cryptantha rattanii (SD 71215)
Nutlet, side view
Scale bar = 1 mm