Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Ceiba pentandra (Malvaceae) from Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
Voucher number: | PTBG0000041556 |
Herbarium (or collector): | National Tropical Botanical Garden |
Taxon name on voucher: | Ceiba pentandra |
Represents which PIER taxon: | Ceiba pentandra (Malvaceae) |
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: | Ua Huka |
State/province: | n/a |
Town/city: | n/a |
Locality: | UA HUKA: Vaipae'e': growing next to the stream down from the Ranka's house |
PIER location: | Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island (Marquesas Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific region) |
Habitat: | n/a |
Elevation (lo/hi): | 10 m |
Coordinates: | |
LAT/LON method: | n/a |
PLDesc: | tree, 20 m tall; bark grey with scattered spines; palmate leaves with 7 fingers, soft; leaf petiole reddish, fruits large capsules splitting at maturity with cotton like filament inside; young tree and stems with green bark |
Collector: | Liloa Dunn |
Collection team: | n/a |
CollNumber: | 379 |
Collection date(s): | 12/12/2003 |
Voucher comment: | US, PAP, P, BISH |
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