Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Scaevola taccada
Identified As:
Scaevola sericea
Collector Name:
F. R. Fosberg
Collection Date:
June 8, 1946
Determiner:
F. R. Fosberg 1956
Island Group:
MARIANA ISLANDS
State:
TINIAN MUNICIPALITY
Locality:
"Palm Beach" about 1 mi. S. of Faibus (San Hilo) Point, west coast of northern half of island.
Plant Description:
Low rounded bush 1 m. tall (Getting lower toward point) flowers white; fruit white; fleshy.
Habitat:
Limestone cliffs with brushy forest at top, exposed rough rocky point, moist Barringtonia forest on talus at bottom, and abandoned cultivated land back of cliff. Common, especially away from point.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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