Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Thespesia populnea
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
April 22, 2001
Other Herbarium:
NPSAS, US
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
National Park of American Samoa, To`aga site, between coastal road and shoreline, near west end of park; elev. 3-4 m.
Plant Description:
Tree 7 m tall with dense, rounded canopy. Fruits green, exud ing yellow latex when cut, ripening brown, 8-seeded. Flower buds green. Common, indigenous. Samoan name: milo.
Habitat:
Coastal strand forest.
Associated Species:
Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Thespesia populnea, Pandanus tectorius, Tournefortia argentea, Morinda, mixed with plantings of Cocos, Artocarpus & Musa, understory of Vigna, Phymatosorus, Tacca, Epipremnum, over coral sand & basalt boulders.
Date of Record Creation:
September 19, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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