Agave sisalana (Asparagaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Agave sisalana (Asparagaceae) from Rota Island (Northern Mariana Islands/Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH0000596149 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Agave rigida |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Agave sisalana (Asparagaceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| 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: | Landcare Research New Zealand Limited (CHR) |
| Region: | Micronesia |
| Country: | Marianas Islands |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Rota |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Tracks between airstrip and northernmost part of island. |
| PIER location: | Rota Island (Northern Mariana Islands/Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | n/a |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 150-250 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Rosette of stiff leaves, to 2 m, each terminating in woody spine 2 cm long. Leaves thick, fleshy, bluey-green, glaucous. Inflorescence stalk to 5 m long. Branches of inflorescence stalk to 5 m long. Branches of inflorescence carried on top 2.5 m, each sti |
| Collector: | Evans, M. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 2161 |
| Collection date(s): | 25.v.1966 |
| Voucher comment: | Common. |
| "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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