Pennisetum polystachion (Poaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Pennisetum polystachion (Poaceae) from Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH126450 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Pennisetum polystachion (Poaceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| 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: | Melanesia |
| Country: | Fiji |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Viti Levu |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Mba: Vicinity of Nalotawa, eastern base of Mt. Evans Range |
| PIER location: | Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Dominant over areas of open hills miles in extent |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 550-600 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Grows to 2-3 m high in very dense stands. |
| Collector: | Smith, A.C. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 4263 |
| Collection date(s): | 28.iv-17.v.1947 |
| Voucher comment: | The most abundant grass in northwestern Viti Levu. Said by natives of Nalotawa to have appeared "about 5 years ago" but of earlier introduction at lower elevations. |
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