Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae) from Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH159048 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae) |
| 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: | 1942 |
| Determination institution: | Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | Melanesia |
| Country: | Fiji |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Viti Levu |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Rewa, Suva Bay. |
| PIER location: | Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Roadside and lowlands. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | sea level |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Low shrub; fl. white; fr. purple, filled with indigo juice, hairy. |
| Collector: | Bryan Jr, E.H. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 187 |
| Collection date(s): | 9.vi.1924 |
| Voucher comment: | Known as "Kuster's curse" Parr introduced it to Fiji as and ornamental plant. It escalped. Kuster's son said "Pa(rr) introduced it." So it got abroad that Kuster had introduced it. |
| "n/a" (above) means "not applicable" or "not available," as appropriate. The template for this page was created on 26 September 2006 by PT; the page contents were last regenerated on 26 September 2006 by PT. |
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