Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Diospyros samoensis
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
April 20, 2001
Other Herbarium:
NPSAS, US
Observers:
Diane Ragone, Tavita Togia, Tui Libi
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Mataala Ridge above Olosega Village.
Plant Description:
Small tree 6-7 m tall, trunk 10 cm dbh, bark black, leaves dark green. Fruits green, globose, 5-seeded. Locally abundant . Indigenous. N.V. "Au`auli [Samoan]."
Habitat:
Evergreen mesic forest, previously impacted by human disturbance and hurricane damage.
Associated Species:
Diospyros samoensis, Flacourtia, Rhus, Myristica, Cocos, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Meryta, Sterculia, Tarenna, and Psychotria.
Date of Record Creation:
March 6, 2014
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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