Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Derris malaccensis (Fabaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Savai‘i Island
(Western Samoa Islands/Samoa/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Derris malaccensis (Fabaceae) from Savai‘i Island (Western Samoa Islands/Samoa/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH154144
Herbarium (or collector): Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Derris malaccensis (Benth.) Prain
Represents which PIER taxon: Derris malaccensis (Fabaceae)
Local name: fue fai'ava
Info current as of: 01 October 2003
PIER comments: n/a
Local name language: n/a
Deteriminer: A.C. Smith
Determination date: 1978
Determination institution: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH)
Region: West Polynesia
Country: Samoa
Island group: n/a
Island: Savai'i
State/province: n/a
Town/city: n/a
Locality: Iva
PIER location: Savai‘i Island (Western Samoa Islands/Samoa/Pacific region)
Habitat: n/a
Elevation (lo/hi): 2 m
Coordinates: n/a
LAT/LON method: n/a
PLDesc: Vine.
Collector: Christophersen, E.
Collection team: E.P. Hume
CollNumber: 2480
Collection date(s): 21.viii.1931
Voucher comment: Cultivated. Used for fish poison.

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