Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Canna indica (Cannaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Vanua Levu Island
(Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Canna indica (Cannaceae) from Vanua Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH34076
Herbarium (or collector): Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Canna indica L.
Represents which PIER taxon: Canna indica (Cannaceae)
Local name: n/a
Info current as of: 01 October 2003
PIER comments: n/a
Local name language: n/a
Deteriminer: A.C. Smith
Determination date: 1969
Determination institution: QRS (QRS)
Region: Melanesia
Country: Fiji
Island group: n/a
Island: Cakaudrove
State/province: n/a
Town/city: n/a
Locality: Nr. Tukavesi, Buca Bay.
PIER location: Vanua Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region)
Habitat: Roadside weed
Elevation (lo/hi): sea level
Coordinates: n/a
LAT/LON method: n/a
PLDesc: Herb. Height 6-6'6". Flower scarlet. Fruit purple, red. Leaves with purple midrib and margin. Sheaths purple and flowering colour purple.
Collector: Smith, A.C.
Collection team: J.W. Parham, P.B.T. & D.K.
CollNumber: 16873
Collection date(s): 30.iv.1969
Voucher comment: This seems to be just a variety of 16872. P.B.T. Sheet 1 of 2. See sheet #699238.

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