Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Aeschynomene americana (Fabaceae) from Kosrae Island (Kosrae Island/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
Voucher number: | PTBG0000044955 |
Herbarium (or collector): | National Tropical Botanical Garden |
Taxon name on voucher: | Aeschynomene americana |
Represents which PIER taxon: | Aeschynomene americana (Fabaceae) |
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: | Micronesia |
Country: | FSM |
Island group: | Caroline Islands |
Island: | Kosrae |
State/province: | n/a |
Town/city: | n/a |
Locality: | KOSRAE. Malem Municipality, along main road ca. 1 mile north of Malem, near Kosrae Village Resort. Swamp forest with seconday vegetation along road including Leucaena, Desmanthus, Vigna marina, Derris trifoliata, Ischaemum. |
PIER location: | Kosrae Island (Kosrae Island/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region) |
Habitat: | n/a |
Elevation (lo/hi): | 2 m |
Coordinates: | |
LAT/LON method: | n/a |
PLDesc: | Herb to 1 m with erect brittle stems. Flowers pale yellow with purple tint, ripe fruits brown. Naturalized, abundant along roadsides. |
Collector: | David H. Lorence |
Collection team: | Tim Flynn |
CollNumber: | 9389 |
Collection date(s): | 1/29/2005 |
Voucher comment: | BISH, NY, US |
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