Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
April 22, 2001
Other Herbarium:
NPSAS, US
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
National Park of American Samoa, Toaga site, between coastal road and shoreline, near east end of park; elevation 2-3 m.
Plant Description:
Vine with red-tinged trailing stems, corolla limb pale purple, darker purple within. Abundant on ocean side of strand, indigenous. "Fue Moa [Samoan]."
Habitat:
Coastal strand vegetation over coral sand substrate.
Associated Species:
Wollastonia biflora, Scaevola taccaca, Vigna marina, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Guettarda speciosa, etc.
Date of Record Creation:
February 24, 2014
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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