Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hernandia nymphaeifolia
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
April 12, 2001
Other Herbarium:
NPSAS, US
Observers:
Diane Ragone, Jim Wiseman, Mino Fialua, Paulo Paulo
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
SE corner of island. National Park of American Samoa, coastal trail between Tufu Point and Si`u Point. elevation 2-4 m.
Plant Description:
Tree 10 m tall with dense, spreading canopy. Petiole apex pi nk. Fruit lantern-like, pale green ripening pink, enclosing single black seed. Common in littoral forest. Samoan name: "pu`a"
Habitat:
Littoral forest.
Associated Species:
Canopy of Barring tonia asiatica, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Ficus, Morinda, Macaranga, alternating with open littoral shrubland with Scaevola taccada, and agroforest areas, over coral rubble.
Date of Record Creation:
July 20, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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