Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hernandia nukuhivensis
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
August 3, 1988
Other Herbarium:
PAP,BISH,US,MO,P,F,K,OS
Determiner:
!Jacques Florence 1988
Observers:
W. L. Wagner, Steve Montgomery, D. Bishop, Jacques Florence
Island Group:
MARQUESAS ISLANDS
Locality:
Toovii Region, NW of l'Economie Rurale complex along new road to airport over flanking mountains. Elev. 1020-1030 m.
Plant Description:
Tree 6m x 12 cm. Fruits urceolate, fleshy, light green to pinkish green, hollow and completely enclosing a single black seed. Occasional on steep slopes.
Habitat:
Steep, forested slopes w/ primary montane rain forest.
Associated Species:
Cyathea, Crossostylis, Freycinetia, Fagraea, Psychotria, Hernandia nukuhivensis, Macropiper, w/ numerous epiphytes and fern understory.
Comments:
Specimen consists of two sheets - 006431 &
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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