Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae) from Fatu Hiva Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | PTBG0000039293 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | National Tropical Botanical Garden |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Miconia calvescens |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| Info current as of: | 24 June 2010 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | n/a |
| Determination date: | n/a |
| Determination institution: | National Tropical Botanical Garden (PTBG) |
| 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, below (Omoa side of) trail leading to Teavapuhiau peak, in gulch along roadside. |
| PIER location: | Fatu Hiva Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | n/a |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 565 m |
| Coordinates: | |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Seedlings regenerating from former adult plants destroyed by Agriculture department. Juveniles to 30 cm tall, leaves dark velvety green above, purple beneath. Incipient population; seeds probably carried from Tahiti on road-building heavy equipment. |
| Collector: | David H. Lorence |
| Collection team: | Liloa Dunn, Steve Perlman, K. R. Wood, J.-Y. Meyer |
| CollNumber: | 9027 |
| Collection date(s): | 2/7/2003 |
| Voucher comment: | PAP, US |
| "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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