Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Alternanthera brasiliana (Amaranthaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island
(Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Alternanthera brasiliana (Amaranthaceae) from Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH0000558137
Herbarium (or collector): Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze
Represents which PIER taxon: Alternanthera brasiliana (Amaranthaceae)
Local name: n/a
Info current as of: 01 October 2003
PIER comments: n/a
Local name language: n/a
Deteriminer: J.Florence
Determination date: xi.1998
Determination institution: Bishop Museum (BISH)
Region: East Polynesia
Country: French Polynesia
Island group: n/a
Island: Nuku Hiva
State/province: Marquises
Town/city: n/a
Locality: Taiohae, vallée Pakiu.
PIER location: Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region)
Habitat: n/a
Elevation (lo/hi): 25 m
Coordinates:
LAT/LON method: Label
PLDesc: Herbacée plus ou moins sarmenteuse, 1,5 m, axes et feuilles rouge lie de vin, inflorescences blanches.
Collector: Florence
Collection team: n/a
CollNumber: 8554
Collection date(s): 14.viii.1987
Voucher comment: Ornementale, subspontanée.

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