Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Sorghum halepense (Poaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Pitcairn Island
(Pitcairn Islands/Pitcairn Islands/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Sorghum halepense (Poaceae) from Pitcairn Island (Pitcairn Islands/Pitcairn Islands/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH642955
Herbarium (or collector): Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Represents which PIER taxon: Sorghum halepense (Poaceae)
Local name: Alwyn grass
Info current as of: 01 October 2003
PIER comments: n/a
Local name language: n/a
Deteriminer: Florence
Determination date: 1993
Determination institution: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH)
Region: East Polynesia
Country: Pitcairn Island
Island group: n/a
Island: Pitcairn
State/province: Pitcairn
Town/city: n/a
Locality: Adamstown
PIER location: Pitcairn Island (Pitcairn Islands/Pitcairn Islands/Pacific region)
Habitat: Bord de route. Certainement la graminée la plus commune dans toute l'île, du bord de mer jusque dans la lande à Dicranopteris qu'elle tend à envahir.
Elevation (lo/hi): 2-200 m
Coordinates:
LAT/LON method: Label
PLDesc: Herbacée (fl.). Pérenne vigoureuse, chaume dressé jaunâtre, feuilles rudes, vert clairs, dépassant 60 cm de longueur, panicule penchée. Hauteur: 1-2,5 m.
Collector: Florence
Collection team: n/a
CollNumber: 10781
Collection date(s): 23.iv.1991
Voucher comment: n/a

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