Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae) from Tahuata (Tuhuata) Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | PTBG0000039368 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | National Tropical Botanical Garden |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Xanthosoma sagittifolium |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| Info current as of: | 24 June 2010 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | D. Lorence & W. L. Wagner |
| Determination date: | 2007 |
| 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: | Herb 1.6 m from short rhizome, petioles pale grn to dark purple grn, glaucous, terete, blade at 75-80 deg angle, neaqrly horizontal. Infl. Peduncle glaucous grn, spath cream distally w pink tinge, grn basally, spadix purple-pink basally, grn-white di.... |
| Collector: | David H. Lorence |
| Collection team: | Liloa Dunn |
| CollNumber: | 8992 |
| Collection date(s): | 2/3/2003 |
| Voucher comment: | This specimen consists of two sheets, 039368 and 039811 |
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