Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Morinda citrifolia
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
April 22, 2001
Other Herbarium:
NPSAS, US
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
National Park of Americ an Samoa, Toaga site, between coastal road and shoreline, near west end of park; elev. 3-4 m.
Plant Description:
Small tree 2 m tall, branches decussate. Leaves glossy above . Corolla tube pale green, lobes white. Compound fruit green turning waxy white and foetid when ripe. Indigenous, common . Samoan name: nonu.
Habitat:
Coastal strand forest over coral sand & basalt boulders.
Associated Species:
With Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Thespesia populnea, Pandanus tectorius, Tournefortia argentea, Morinda, mixed with plantings of Cocos, Artocarpus & Musa, understory of Vigna, Phymatosorus, Tacca, Epipremnum.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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