Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
February 8, 2003
Other Herbarium:
P, PAP, US
Observers:
Liloa Dunn, Steve Perlman, K. R. Wood, J.-Y. Meyer
Island Group:
MARQUESAS ISLANDS
Locality:
Northern end of island, Hanapuo'o valley, between Tehape and Tenihofati ridges; narrow valley with intermittent stream, basalt boulders.
Plant Description:
Erect herb reaching 2 m (juveniles collected), leaf blade held erect, at about 45 degrees to petiole, petiole mottled brownish green. Naturalized locally near waterfall at head of valley.
Associated Species:
Valley bottom with Thespesia populnea dominant, also Hibiscus tiliaceus, Morinda citrifolia, Inocarpus, Ficus prolixa, and understory of Nephrolepis and Phymatosorus ferns.
Date of Record Creation:
May 1, 2012
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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