Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Guettarda speciosa
Collector Name:
F. R. Fosberg
Collection Date:
May 14, 1946
Determiner:
F. R. Fosberg
Island Group:
MARSHALL ISLANDS
Locality:
Through out [the island]. Elev. 1-3 m (estimated).
Plant Description:
Shrub 1.5 m tall (others several times as tall); flowers white, very fragrant, fruits immature.
Habitat:
Coral sand flats toward inner beach, changing to broken coral rock toward outer; Vegetation basically a dense brushy forest from 2 to 5 m tall
Associated Species:
mostly Scaevola, with Guettarda fairly common, Pisonia in main wooded area; planted to coconuts.
Date of Record Creation:
May 20, 2020
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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