Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Zingiber zerumbet
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
June 20, 2001
Observers:
A. Stone, S. Banack, Vaiuli Malaga, & Mapou
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
OLOSEGA: trail from above Le aumasili Point toward Piumafua Mountain, S. of Alei ridge; near site of Sili Uta village abandoned since 1981. Approximate elev. 190-210 m.
Plant Description:
Rhizomatous herb with leafy pseudostems, leaves distichous, aromatic when crushed, sterile. Polynesian introduction. Abu ndant in understory, starting to go dormant. Transect 2, see dling plot 99.
Habitat:
Secondary forest with Cocos, Pandanus tectorius var. laevis, Inocarpus , Artocarpus altilis, reverting to montane wet forest with Tarenna, Alphitonia, Flacourtia, Diospyros, Dysoxylum, Syzygium, Ficus, Hibiscus, & Myristica on deep brown soil.
Date of Record Creation:
April 14, 2013
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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