12022-06-03T09:51:21-07:00Edward Tengf1c21e0ed6f73d48ad0b0ca737e4b208c441e39d406883plain2022-06-03T09:56:34-07:00Tim Sisnerosa58829fb647d6ce7b9c40b457c686ddadf0f976fPreserved herbarium Guarana leaf samples from 1810. Knuth first described this species in 1821. Herbarium vouchers are an important aspect of history as it can give us a view of the plants during that period of time and can even provide insight into the climate and ecology of the area it was collected in.
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1media/P_cupana_Type_thumb.jpeg2022-06-02T20:13:51-07:00Tim Sisnerosa58829fb647d6ce7b9c40b457c686ddadf0f976fType specimen of Paullinia cupana1This is the original sample described by Kunth (1821) to be P. cupana. # Paulliniamedia/P_cupana_Type.jpegplain2022-06-02T20:13:51-07:00Tim Sisnerosa58829fb647d6ce7b9c40b457c686ddadf0f976f