Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) Aleurites moluccana (Euphorbiaceae)
herbarium voucher specimen from Tahuata (Tuhuata) Island
(Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region)


Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Aleurites moluccana (Euphorbiaceae) from Tahuata (Tuhuata) Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.


Voucher number: PTBG0000039359
Herbarium (or collector): National Tropical Botanical Garden
Taxon name on voucher: Aleurites moluccana
Represents which PIER taxon: Aleurites moluccana (Euphorbiaceae)
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: Tahuata
State/province: n/a
Town/city: n/a
Locality: TAHUATA: Hapatoni village, 1-2 km N of village on trailleading to Vaitahu; agro-forest with Cocos nucifera, Mangifera indica, Aleurites, Musa, Morinda citrifolia, and Inocaprus edulis dominant.
PIER location: Tahuata (Tuhuata) Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region)
Habitat: n/a
Elevation (lo/hi): 40 m
Coordinates:
LAT/LON method: n/a
PLDesc: Tree 16 m x 45 cm dbh, bark smooth, gray. Leaves medium green. Juveniles and fallen seeds collected. Abundantly regenerating, naturalized locally on moist slopes.
Collector: David H. Lorence
Collection team: Liloa Dunn
CollNumber: 8991
Collection date(s): 2/3/2003
Voucher comment: n/a

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