Alternanthera brasiliana (Amaranthaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Alternanthera brasiliana (Amaranthaceae) from Makatea (Ma‘atea) Island (Tuamotu Archipelago/French Polynesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH0000647786 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Alternanthera brasiliana (Amaranthaceae) |
| Local name: | pua ura |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | J.Florence |
| Determination date: | xi.1998 |
| Determination institution: | Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | East Polynesia |
| Country: | French Polynesia |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Makatea |
| State/province: | Tuamotu Archipelago |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Vaitepaua |
| PIER location: | Makatea (Ma‘atea) Island (Tuamotu Archipelago/French Polynesia/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Planted in dooryard in dispersed village. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 50 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Herb to 1 m long, leaves deep maroon, heads white. |
| Collector: | Fosberg, F.R. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 64659 |
| Collection date(s): | 5.vi.1985 |
| Voucher comment: | n/a |
| "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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