Derris elliptica (Fabaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Derris elliptica (Fabaceae) from Udot Island (Chuuk Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH154186 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Derris elliptica (Roxb.) Benth. |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Derris elliptica (Fabaceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | F.R.Fosberg |
| Determination date: | n/a |
| Determination institution: | Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | Micronesia |
| Country: | Caroline Islands |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Udot |
| State/province: | Truk |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Manitu Village |
| PIER location: | Udot Island (Chuuk Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Beaches, rocks, marshes, tidal channels, and cultivated ground back of mangrove swamps. Common everywhere in disturbed ground. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 1 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Vine creeping on ground; leaves glaucous beneath, sterile. |
| Collector: | Fosberg, F.R. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 24495 |
| Collection date(s): | 25.v.1946 |
| Voucher comment: | "up" or "ub" roots pounded and used to poison fish; used in quantities of a large double handful. |
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