Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Mussaenda raiateensis
Collector Name:
Sterling Bird
Collection Date:
June 5, 2023
Observers:
David Lorence, Nina Ronsted, NREM 491 & 691 UH Manoa class
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
National Tropical Botanical Garden, Allerton Garden, Micronesian riparian area.
Plant Description:
small tree distinguished by a large, white, ovate, leafy calyx-lobe. Terrestrial or epiphytic shrub with opposite leaves, and a papery, subglobose capsule. Occasional on yellow flowers subtended by a white, leaf-like bract,
coastal rocks, rarely inland and weedy, reported and a brown, ovoid hit. Occasional in lowland to from near sea level to 350 m elevation.
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Asthma, Headache & is positive for antimicrobial activity
Phenology:
*flower*no fruit*
Habitat:
lowland secondary vegetation. flat ground, partially sunny, near river, surrounded by over-story.
Associated Species:
Morinda Citrifolia , Riniva Humilis, Phymatosorus scolopendria
Date of Record Creation:
June 9, 2023
Date of Last Update:
September 12, 2023
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