Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hernandia nymphaeifolia
Collector Name:
Stephanie Dunbar
Collection Date:
April 6, 2002
Other Herbarium:
NPSAS, US
Observers:
David H. Lorence, Diane Ragone, Sir Ghillean Prance, Krisa Fredrickson, Joan Borel, Mino Fialua
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Saua, NPAS Habitat.
Plant Description:
Large tree, 15m tall 50 cm D.B.H., with green to white lante rn-like fruit. Juveniles contain a pink spot on the leaf surface at the petioles point of attachment. V.N. [Samoan] pua
Habitat:
Primary coastal forest.
Associated Species:
Canopy dominated by Pisoni a grandis and Hernandia nymphaeifolia. Mid-stratum of Cocos nucifera, juvenile Pisonia grandis and Barringtonia asiatica . Ground cover of Asplenium nidus, Ipomoea macrantha, falle n Pisonia grandis branches and acolescent Cocos nucifera.
Date of Record Creation:
July 20, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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