Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Scaevola taccada
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
April 21, 2001
Other Herbarium:
NPSAS, US
Observers:
Diane Ragone, Tavita Togia
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
To`aga site on island's south coast, National Park of American Samoa between coastal road and shoreline; elevation 2-3 m, location about midway in park.
Plant Description:
Shrub with scandent stems growing to 4 m high in trees. Leav es fleshy, light green. Corolla white with purple margins. F ruits white, spongy. Common along shoreline, indigenous. Sam oan name: to`i to`i
Habitat:
Littoral forest.
Associated Species:
Terminalia samoen sis, Thespesia populnea, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Cocos, Bar ringtonia asiatica, Pandanus tectorius, Tournefortia argente a, and herbaceous understory.
Date of Record Creation:
July 14, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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