Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Taha‘a Island
(Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae) from Taha‘a Island (Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH607232
Herbarium (or collector): Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Passiflora foetida L.
Represents which PIER taxon: Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae)
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: PAP (PAP)
Region: East Polynesia
Country: French Polynesia
Island group: n/a
Island: Tahaa
State/province: n/a
Town/city: n/a
Locality: On ridge W & S of Pueheru Valley.
PIER location: Taha‘a Island (Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region)
Habitat: Locally common, climbing on other plants and creeping on soil in planted Albizia falcataria forest.
Elevation (lo/hi): 300 m
Coordinates: n/a
LAT/LON method: n/a
PLDesc: Extensive vine, flowers pinkish white corona purple toward base, flowers collapsin at about 10:30 a.m., fruit green, said to be yellow when ripe, and edible, larger and more obovate than in var. hispida.
Collector: Fosberg, F.R.
Collection team: n/a
CollNumber: 63430
Collection date(s): 9.vii.1982
Voucher comment: n/a

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