Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Melinis minutiflora (Poaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Tongatapu Island
(Tongatapu Group/Tonga/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Melinis minutiflora (Poaceae) from Tongatapu Island (Tongatapu Group/Tonga/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH125541
Herbarium (or collector): Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv.
Represents which PIER taxon: Melinis minutiflora (Poaceae)
Local name: puakatau
Info current as of: 01 October 2003
PIER comments: n/a
Local name language: n/a
Deteriminer: W.D.Clayton
Determination date: 1994
Determination institution: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH)
Region: West Polynesia
Country: Tonga
Island group: n/a
Island: Tongatapu
State/province: n/a
Town/city: n/a
Locality: Near the village of Haveluliku on the eastern coast of the island.
PIER location: Tongatapu Island (Tongatapu Group/Tonga/Pacific region)
Habitat: Edge of thicket along the road
Elevation (lo/hi): 20-30 m
Coordinates: n/a
LAT/LON method: n/a
PLDesc: Flowers red.
Collector: Yuncker, T.G.
Collection team: n/a
CollNumber: 16229
Collection date(s): 3.vi.1953
Voucher comment: n/a

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