Dissotis rotundifolia (Melastomataceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Dissotis rotundifolia (Melastomataceae) from Rarotonga Island (Southern Cook Islands/Cook Islands/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH0000664885 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Dissotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Triana |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Dissotis rotundifolia (Melastomataceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | W.R.Sykes |
| Determination date: | 8.v.1991 |
| Determination institution: | Landcare Research New Zealand Limited (CHR) |
| Region: | East Polynesia |
| Country: | Cook Islands |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Rarotonga |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Avarua, Cook's Corner. |
| PIER location: | Rarotonga Island (Southern Cook Islands/Cook Islands/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Public flower bed around tree trunk. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 2 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Creeping stems; the plant mat-like. Petioles and midrib (lower surface) and margin of lamina red. petals c.2cm long, broad elliptic-ovated, magenta pink above, pinkish-white below. Sepals and ovary red-tipped tuberculate. |
| Collector: | Sykes, W.R. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 473919 |
| Collection date(s): | 5.viii.1990 |
| 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. |
|