Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Ailuk Atoll
(Ratak Chain/Marshall Islands/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae) from Ailuk Atoll (Ratak Chain/Marshall Islands/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH109805
Herbarium (or collector): Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn
Represents which PIER taxon: Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae)
Local name: n/a
Info current as of: 01 October 2003
PIER comments: n/a
Local name language: n/a
Deteriminer: n/a
Determination date: n/a
Determination institution: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH)
Region: Micronesia
Country: Marshall Islands
Island group: n/a
Island: Ailuk Islet
State/province: Ailuk Atoll
Town/city: n/a
Locality: In and around village dwellings.
PIER location: Ailuk Atoll (Ratak Chain/Marshall Islands/Pacific region)
Habitat: Planted near house; on coral sand, gravel.
Elevation (lo/hi): 1-3 m
Coordinates: n/a
LAT/LON method: n/a
PLDesc: Caespitose, leaves purple beneath; flowers white.
Collector: Fosberg, F.R.
Collection team: n/a
CollNumber: 33974
Collection date(s): 28.xii.1951
Voucher comment: n/a

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