Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Diospyros samoensis
Collector Name:
Stephanie Dunbar
Collection Date:
April 6, 2002
Other Herbarium:
NPSAS, US
Observers:
David Lorence, Diane Ragone, Sir Ghillean Prance, Krisa Fredrickson, Joan Borel
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Saua, NPAS Habitat.
Plant Description:
Medium sized tree, 10 m in height and 8 cm D.B.H. Very straight, slender trunk. Black bark. N.V. "Auauli [Samoan]."
Habitat:
Mixed primary and secondary forest.
Associated Species:
Canopy dominated by Dysoxylum samoense, Hernandia nyphaeifolia, Guettarda speciosa. Understory composed of Diospyros samoensis, Ficus scabra, Morinda citrifolia, juvenile forest tree species, Asplenium nidus, Phymatosorus grossus, and Epipremnum pinnatum.
Date of Record Creation:
March 6, 2014
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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