Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Hevea brasiliensis (Euphorbiaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Viti Levu Island
(Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Hevea brasiliensis (Euphorbiaceae) from Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH143119
Herbarium (or collector): Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Hevea brasiliensis (A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.
Represents which PIER taxon: Hevea brasiliensis (Euphorbiaceae)
Local name: Rapa
Info current as of: 01 October 2003
PIER comments: n/a
Local name language: n/a
Deteriminer: A.C. Smith
Determination date: n/a
Determination institution: UC (UC)
Region: Melanesia
Country: Fiji
Island group: n/a
Island: Viti Levu
State/province: n/a
Town/city: n/a
Locality: Serua: Flat coastal strip in vicinity of Ngaloa. Valley of Waivunu Creek
PIER location: Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region)
Habitat: On edge of forest near abandoned rubber-plantation
Elevation (lo/hi): sea level
Coordinates: n/a
LAT/LON method: n/a
PLDesc: Tree to 12 m high, with copious white latex. Perianth cream-color.
Collector: Smith, A.C.
Collection team: n/a
CollNumber: 9440
Collection date(s): 26.xi-26.xii.1953
Voucher comment: n/a

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