Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Persea americana (Lauraceae) from Fatu Hiva Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
Voucher number: | PTBG0000006239 |
Herbarium (or collector): | National Tropical Botanical Garden |
Taxon name on voucher: | Persea americana |
Represents which PIER taxon: | Persea americana (Lauraceae) |
Local name: | n/a |
Info current as of: | 24 June 2010 |
PIER comments: | n/a |
Local name language: | n/a |
Deteriminer: | J. Florence |
Determination date: | 5.1999 |
Determination institution: | New York Botanical Garden (NY) |
Region: | East Polynesia |
Country: | French Polynesia |
Island group: | Marquesas Islands |
Island: | Fatu Hiva |
State/province: | n/a |
Town/city: | n/a |
Locality: | FATU HIVA: Omoa-Hanavave road, along portion leading from Mt. Teamotua to Omoa. Elevation 520-400 m. Moist secondary forest with Mangifera indica, Anacardium, Cananga odorata, Ochroma, Pandanus, and Hibiscus tiliaceus. Sparingly na.... |
PIER location: | Fatu Hiva Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region) |
Habitat: | n/a |
Elevation (lo/hi): | (n/a) |
Coordinates: | |
LAT/LON method: | n/a |
PLDesc: | Tree 6 m tall. Flowers greenish-yellow. |
Collector: | David H. Lorence |
Collection team: | W. L. Wagner, J. Florence, Y. Sechan, D. Bishop |
CollNumber: | 6156 |
Collection date(s): | 7/21/1988 |
Voucher comment: | PAP, US |
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