Merremia tuberosa (Convolvulaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Merremia tuberosa (Convolvulaceae) from Rarotonga Island (Southern Cook Islands/Cook Islands/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH664893 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Merremia tuberosa (L.) Rendle |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Merremia tuberosa (Convolvulaceae) |
| 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: | 2.viii.1990 |
| Determination institution: | CHR (CHR) |
| Region: | East Polynesia |
| Country: | Cook Islands |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Raratonga |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Near Papua Valley entrance |
| PIER location: | Rarotonga Island (Southern Cook Islands/Cook Islands/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Plantation boundary; with large trees |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 40 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Vigorous vine scrambling over scrub below trees as well as being high climbing. Petioles and young shoots purple. Corolla deep yellow or golden yellow, c.5cm x 4.5cm across limb. Covering several square metres. Fruit specimen separate. |
| Collector: | Sykes, W.R. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 473852 |
| Collection date(s): | 2.viii.1990 |
| Voucher comment: | n/a |
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