Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae) from Abemama Atoll (Tungaru (Gilbert) Islands/Kiribati/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH697790 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae) |
| Local name: | Te kangkong. |
| 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: | Bernice P. 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: | Cultivated in wet channel in homesite garden, growing with Colocasia esculenta, Cyperus polystachyos. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | Near sea level. |
| Coordinates: | |
| LAT/LON method: | Map |
| PLDesc: | Rampant rambling stems; sterile. Stems hollow. Used as a vegetable. |
| Collector: | C.Imada |
| Collection team: | J.Space, K.Abiata |
| CollNumber: | 2003-179 |
| 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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