Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Solandra maxima (Solanaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Rarotonga Island
(Southern Cook Islands/Cook Islands/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Solandra maxima (Solanaceae) from Rarotonga Island (Southern Cook Islands/Cook Islands/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: BISH665153
Herbarium (or collector): Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Taxon name on voucher: Solandra maxima (Sesse & Moc.) P.S.Green
Represents which PIER taxon: Solandra maxima (Solanaceae)
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: 19.xii.1991
Determination institution: ' (')
Region: East Polynesia
Country: Cook Islands
Island group: n/a
Island: Rarotonga
State/province: n/a
Town/city: n/a
Locality: Ruatonga, Ara Metua
PIER location: Rarotonga Island (Southern Cook Islands/Cook Islands/Pacific region)
Habitat: On large tree.
Elevation (lo/hi): (n/a)
Coordinates: n/a
LAT/LON method: n/a
PLDesc: High climbing very vigorous liane. Leaves dark shining purple when very young. Petioles of adult leaves purple above. Corolla deep +/- golden yellow with purplish main veins to each lobe; narrow part of tube c. 11 cm. Corolla tube expanding to form a cup
Collector: Sykes, W.R.
Collection team: n/a
CollNumber: 474382
Collection date(s): 13.vii.1991
Voucher comment: n/a

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