Hedychium coronarium (Zingiberaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Hedychium coronarium (Zingiberaceae) from Pohnpei Island (Pohnpei Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH595547 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Hedychium coronarium J.König |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Hedychium coronarium (Zingiberaceae) |
| Local name: | sinser pwetepwet |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | n/a |
| Determination date: | n/a |
| Determination institution: | Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | Micronesia |
| Country: | Caroline Islands |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Ponape |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Between Ipuak and U, U District, north coast. |
| PIER location: | Pohnpei Island (Pohnpei Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Coastal strip with small villages, coconuts and breadfruit, edges of mangrove swamp. Very common in wet places. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 1-5 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Herb 1 m tall; flowers white with yellow splotch on large segment, very deliciouly fragrant. |
| Collector: | Fosberg, F.R. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 26338 |
| Collection date(s): | 10.viii.1946 |
| Voucher comment: | n/a |
| "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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