Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Diospyros samoensis
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
June 20, 2001
Observers:
A. Stone, S. Banack, Vaiuli Malaga, Mapou
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Trail from above Le aumasili Point toward Piumafua Mountain, S of Alei ridge; ne ar site of Sili Uta village abandoned since 1981; elev. 190-210 m. Transect # 2, plot # 39.
Plant Description:
Seedlings with dark green primary leaves and cotyledon leaves. Abundant. Indigenous, common.
Habitat:
Secondary forest reverting to montane wet forest on deep brown soil.
Associated Species:
Cocos, Pandanus tectorius var. laevis, Inocarpus , breadfruit, Tarenna, Alphitonia, Flacourtia, Diospyros, Dysoxylum, Syzygium, Ficus, Hibiscus, and Myristica.
Date of Record Creation:
March 6, 2014
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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