Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Samanea saman (Fabaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Kanathea Island
(Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Samanea saman (Fabaceae) from Kanathea Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH155702
Herbarium (or collector): Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.
Represents which PIER taxon: Samanea saman (Fabaceae)
Local name: n/a
Info current as of: 01 October 2003
PIER comments: n/a
Local name language: n/a
Deteriminer: A.C. Smith
Determination date: 1982
Determination institution: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH)
Region: Melanesia
Country: Fiji
Island group: n/a
Island: n/a
State/province: n/a
Town/city: n/a
Locality: Kanathea
PIER location: Kanathea Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region)
Habitat: In valley.
Elevation (lo/hi): 30-60 m
Coordinates: n/a
LAT/LON method: n/a
PLDesc: Large tree 10+ m. high, 40-70 cm. diam. Flower not seen; fruit green to brown pod. Bard furrowed and ridged, light cinereous brown; sapwood moderately thin, greenish yellow; heartwood cream brown, soft.
Collector: Bryan Jr, E.H.
Collection team: n/a
CollNumber: 574
Collection date(s): 19.ix.1924
Voucher comment: Possibly introduced through several trees.

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