Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hernandia nymphaeifolia
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
June 16, 2001
Other Herbarium:
NPSAS, US, MO
Observers:
Diane Ragone, S. Banack, C. Nazario, K. Eiler, M. Clyde, J. Wis eman
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
National Park of American Samoa, To`aga site, between coastal road and shoreline, western half of park. . Survey station 19+00
Plant Description:
Canopy tree c. 6 m tall with 2 trunks 74 and 30 cm dbh, bark smooth, gray, fissured, crown spreading. Flwoers pale green ish white, with sweet fragrance. Fruit cupule white turning red, seed black. Common, indigenous. Samoan name: pu`a
Habitat:
Littoral forest.
Associated Species:
Hernandia nymphaei folia, Barringtonia asiatica, Thespesia populnea over coral sand substrate.
Date of Record Creation:
July 20, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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