Commelina diffusa (Commelinaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Commelina diffusa (Commelinaceae) from Fatu Hiva Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | PTBG0000039350 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | National Tropical Botanical Garden |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Commelina diffusa |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Commelina diffusa (Commelinaceae) |
| 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: northern end of island, Hanapuo'o valley, between Tehape and Tenihofati ridges; narrow valley with intermittent stream, basalt boulders, valley bottom with Thespesia populnea dominant, also Hibiscus tiliaceus, Morinda citrif.... |
| PIER location: | Fatu Hiva Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | n/a |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 50 m |
| Coordinates: | |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Herb with decumbent stems, node-rooting. Flowers blue. Common locally, naturalized. |
| Collector: | David H. Lorence |
| Collection team: | Liloa Dunn, Steve Perlman, K. R. Wood, J.-Y. Meyer |
| CollNumber: | 9030 |
| Collection date(s): | 2/8/2003 |
| Voucher comment: | P, PAP, US |
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