Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae) from Pis Island (Chuuk Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH633454 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Tradescantia spathacea Sw. |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | D.R.Herbst |
| Determination date: | ix.1993 |
| Determination institution: | Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | Micronesia |
| Country: | Federated States of Micronesia |
| Island group: | Caroline Islands |
| Island: | Pis Islet |
| State/province: | Truk |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Strand habitat; near village by breadfruit tree. Sand and rubble substrate. |
| PIER location: | Pis Island (Chuuk Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | n/a |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 2 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Terrestrial ornamental to 0.8 m. Leaves bright purple undersides. |
| Collector: | A.K.Kepler |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 93-59 |
| Collection date(s): | 6.viii.1993 |
| Voucher comment: | n/a |
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