Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Barringtonia asiatica
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
April 18, 2001
Observers:
Diane Ragone, Tevita Togia
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
To`aga site on island's S coast, National Park of American Samoa between coastal road and shoreline.
Plant Description:
Tree 14 m tall, trunk 60 cm dbh, leaves glossy above. Flower s nocturnal, corolla & stamens falling (7am), sweetly fragra nt, petals white, stamens white basally, magenta distally. Fruit green, square. Indigenous. Samoan name: futu
Ancillary: Carpological:
Yes
Habitat:
Littoral forest on basalt boulders and cliff.
Associated Species:
Hibiscus tiliaceus, Barringtonia asiatica, Pisonia g randis, Macaranga harveyi, cultivated Musa, and understory of Epipremnum pinnatum, Hoya australis, and naturalized herbs and vines.
Date of Record Creation:
August 29, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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