Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Tacca leontopetaloides
Collector Name:
Tim Flynn
Collection Date:
October 27, 1989
Observers:
Art Whistler and Sam Pearsall
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Abandoned village of Sagatugi, behind Aganoa beach.
Plant Description:
Common stemless herb in deep sand behind beach; up to four ft high, petioles and peduncles mottled green and whitish-green; leaves dark semi-glossy green, paler below. NTBG acc #890762.
Habitat:
Secondary forest dominated by Cocos.
Comments:
Specimen consists of three sheets (005582, 005583, 005600).
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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