Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Asplenium nidus
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
April 12, 2001
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 Category:
pteridophyte
Plant Description:
Nest fern with fronds erect-spreading, to 2 m long. Very common locally, terrestrial on coral rubble or epiphytic. Samoan name: "lau papa".
Habitat:
Littoral forest with canopy of Barring tonia asiatica, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Ficus, Morinda, Macaranga, alternating with open littoral shrubland with Scaevola taccada, over coral rubble substrate.
Date of Record Creation:
November 15, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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