Saccharum spontaneum (Poaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Saccharum spontaneum (Poaceae) from Peleliu Island (Palau (main island group)/Palau/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH588709 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Saccharum spontaneum L. |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Saccharum spontaneum (Poaceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | W.D.Clayton |
| Determination date: | 1994 |
| Determination institution: | Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | Micronesia |
| Country: | Caroline Islands |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Peliliu Island |
| State/province: | Palau Group |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | South part near northeast end of air strip |
| PIER location: | Peleliu Island (Palau (main island group)/Palau/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Very locally common in disturbed ground along roads, soil derived from coral limestone. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 2-4 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | More or less caespitose, erect, to 2.5 m tall. |
| Collector: | Fosberg, F.R. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 47634 |
| Collection date(s): | 1.ix.1965 |
| Voucher comment: | "introduced in Japanese time, eaten by horses" |
| "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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