Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Dublon (Tonowas) Island
(Chuuk Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae) from Dublon (Tonowas) Island (Chuuk Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH133955
Herbarium (or collector): Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Represents which PIER taxon: Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae)
Local name: n/a
Info current as of: 01 October 2003
PIER comments: n/a
Local name language: n/a
Deteriminer: M.C. Neal
Determination date: n/a
Determination institution: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH)
Region: Micronesia
Country: Caroline Islands
Island group: n/a
Island: Dublon Island
State/province: Truk Islands
Town/city: n/a
Locality: Natsushima.
PIER location: Dublon (Tonowas) Island (Chuuk Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region)
Habitat: n/a
Elevation (lo/hi): (n/a)
Coordinates: n/a
LAT/LON method: n/a
PLDesc: Tree. Flower white; fruit diam. 4 cm., 13 cm. long. Bark smooth, green, sometimes with spine; sapwood white, soft; 15 m x 50 cm.
Collector: Takamatsu, M.
Collection team: n/a
CollNumber: 54
Collection date(s): 20.xii.1935
Voucher comment: Native use for cushion pillow.

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