Furcraea foetida (Asparagaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Furcraea foetida (Asparagaceae) from Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH0000699210 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw. |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Furcraea foetida (Asparagaceae) |
| Local name: | Natali |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | G.Staples |
| Determination date: | 1989 |
| Determination institution: | Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | Melanesia |
| Country: | Fiji |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Viti Levu |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Mba [formerly Nandi]: Vicinity of Tumbenasolo, valley of Namosi Creek |
| PIER location: | Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Grass- and reed- covered hillsides. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 200-450 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Leaves up to 1.5 m long, in dense rosette; inflorescence up to 10 m high, the lateral branches up to 2 m long. |
| Collector: | Smith, A.C. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 4629 |
| Collection date(s): | 27.v-5.vi.1947 |
| Voucher comment: | Introduced some years ago and now naturalized in northern and western Viti Levu. Sheet 2 of 2. See sheet #101751. |
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