Hedychium coronarium (Zingiberaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Hedychium coronarium (Zingiberaceae) from Kapingamarangi Atoll (Pohnpei Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH595552 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Hedychium coronarium J.König |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Hedychium coronarium (Zingiberaceae) |
| Local name: | sintia |
| 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: | Hare Islet |
| State/province: | Kapingamarangi Atoll |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | n/a |
| PIER location: | Kapingamarangi Atoll (Pohnpei Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Flat coral sand with considerable humus; planted to coconuts and breadfruit, moist with rather little undergrowth in most places. Growing in wet muck of Cyrtosperma patch in excavations. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 1 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Sterile, roots aromatic with ginger odor. |
| Collector: | Fosberg, F.R. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 26100 |
| Collection date(s): | 3.viii.1946 |
| Voucher comment: | Flowers said to be worn behind ear. |
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