Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae) from Rotuma Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH618572 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae) |
| Local name: | 'sipi'. |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | H.St.John |
| Determination date: | n/a |
| Determination institution: | Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | Melanesia |
| Country: | Fiji |
| Island group: | Rotuma Group |
| Island: | Rotuma |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Itumutu District; P ala. |
| PIER location: | Rotuma Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Cultivated |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 9 m |
| Coordinates: | |
| LAT/LON method: | Label |
| PLDesc: | tree 10 m x 3 dm. Fowers white |
| Collector: | St.John, H. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 19164 |
| Collection date(s): | 15.vii.1938 |
| Voucher comment: | Medicinal. Fruit for stuffing mattresses. Introd |
| "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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