Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hernandia nukuhivensis
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
July 18, 2003
Observers:
Liloa Dunn, K. R. Wood, Jean-Yves Meyer
Island Group:
MARQUESAS ISLANDS
Locality:
Aneau river valley NE of ridge leading to Poutetainui peak.
Plant Description:
Canopy tree 15 m x 40 cm dbh, bark brown with warty bumps. Leaves uniformly green. Fallen fruits with pink-red fleshy cup enclosing single black, ovoid ribbed beaked seed. Locally dominant from c. 300 m up valley to at least 450 m.
Habitat:
Wet forest along stream.
Associated Species:
Hernandia nukuhivensis dominant, also Hibiscus tiliaceus, Pandanus, Glochidion, Crossostylis, with understory of Freycinetia, Boehmeria, Macropiper, Cordyline, Angiopteris and numerous ferns.
Date of Record Creation:
July 20, 2011
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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