Agave sisalana (Asparagaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Agave sisalana (Asparagaceae) from Abemama Atoll (Tungaru (Gilbert) Islands/Kiribati/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH0000697789 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Agave sisalana Perrine |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Agave sisalana (Asparagaceae) |
| Local name: | Te robu. |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | n/a |
| Determination date: | n/a |
| Determination institution: | Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | Micronesia |
| Country: | Kiribati |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Abemama |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Kariatebike village. |
| PIER location: | Abemama Atoll (Tungaru (Gilbert) Islands/Kiribati/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | In planter area of abandoned housesite, growing with Eustachys petraea, Cocos nucifera, Scaevola taccada, Gloriosa superba. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | Near sea level. |
| Coordinates: | |
| LAT/LON method: | Map |
| PLDesc: | One of several plants on the site. This was one of the smaller plants; the largest was 1.5 ft tall. Not seen elsewhere on the atoll. |
| Collector: | C.Imada |
| Collection team: | J.Space, K.Abiata |
| CollNumber: | 2003-178 |
| Collection date(s): | 29.viii.2003 |
| Voucher comment: | Collected during weed survey of Republic of Kiribati funded by USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk program. |
| "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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